rotonda

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog rotonda (roundabout; traffic circle).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ro‧ton‧da

Noun

rotonda (plural rotondas) (Philippines)

  1. A roundabout; traffic circle.
    Welcome Rotonda is a roundabout located in Quezon City.
  2. (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)

  1. (architecture) rotunda
  2. roundabout, traffic circle

Further reading

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish rotonda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roˈtonda/, [roˈt̪õn̪.d̪a]
  • Hyphenation: ro‧ton‧da

Noun

rotonda

  1. roundabout; traffic circle

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roˈton.da/
  • Rhymes: -onda
  • Hyphenation: ro‧tón‧da

Noun

rotonda f (plural rotonde)

  1. roundabout, rotary, traffic circle
    Synonym: rotatoria
  2. (architecture) round terrace
  3. (architecture) rotunda

Adjective

rotonda

  1. feminine singular of rotondo

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roˈtonda/ [roˈt̪õn̪.d̪a]
  • Rhymes: -onda
  • Syllabification: ro‧ton‧da

Noun

rotonda f (plural rotondas)

  1. roundabout, traffic circle
    Synonyms: glorieta, (Peru) óvalo, (Venezuela) redoma, (Ecuador y El Salvador) redondel
  2. rotunda

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chavacano: rotonda
  • Tagalog: rotonda

Further reading

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)

  1. roundabout; rotunda; traffic circle
  2. (loosely) a road intersection, not necessarily circular in shape
  3. (architecture) rotunda (a round building, usually small, often with a dome)
  4. (architecture) rotunda (large and high circular hall or room in a building, especially one with an arched roof)

Further reading