gôndola

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See also: gondola, góndola, and góndoła

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gôndola

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoła, from Byzantine Greek κοντούρα (kontoúra, literally little tail).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: gôn‧do‧la

Noun

gôndola f (plural gôndolas)

  1. gondola (long, narrow boat used in Venice)
  2. gondola (a free-standing shelving unit in a supermarket or other retail store)

Descendants

  • Hunsrik: Gondola

Further reading

  • gôndola” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913