rotonda
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog rotonda (“roundabout; traffic circle”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ro‧ton‧da
Noun
rotonda (plural rotondas) (Philippines)
- A roundabout; traffic circle.
- Welcome Rotonda is a roundabout located in Quezon City.
- (loosely) A road intersection, not necessarily circular in shape.
- Pasay Rotonda is the intersection of EDSA and Taft Avenue, located in Pasay City.
- Pasig Rotonda is the intersection of Pasig Boulevard and Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue, located in Pasig City.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian rotonda, feminine of rotondo (“round”). Equivalent to Catalan rodona.
Pronunciation
Noun
rotonda f (plural rotondes)
Related terms
Further reading
- “rotonda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish rotonda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈtonda/, [roˈt̪õn̪.d̪a]
- Hyphenation: ro‧ton‧da
Noun
rotonda
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈton.da/
- Rhymes: -onda
- Hyphenation: ro‧tón‧da
Noun
rotonda f (plural rotonde)
- roundabout, rotary, traffic circle
- Synonym: rotatoria
- (architecture) round terrace
- (architecture) rotunda
Adjective
rotonda
- feminine singular of rotondo
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈtonda/ [roˈt̪õn̪.d̪a]
- Rhymes: -onda
- Syllabification: ro‧ton‧da
Noun
rotonda f (plural rotondas)
Derived terms
- bilunabirrotonda
- birrotonda
- cupularrotonda
- girobirrotonda
- girocupularrotonda
- hebesfenorrotonda
- ortobirrotonda
- ortocupularrotonda
- turborrotonda
Descendants
Further reading
- “rotonda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish rotonda, from Italian rotonda.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɾoˈtonda/ [ɾoˈt̪on̪.d̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -onda
- Syllabification: ro‧ton‧da
Noun
rotonda (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜇ)
- roundabout; rotunda; traffic circle
- (loosely) a road intersection, not necessarily circular in shape
- (architecture) rotunda (a round building, usually small, often with a dome)
- (architecture) rotunda (large and high circular hall or room in a building, especially one with an arched roof)
Further reading
- “rotonda”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “rotonda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018