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Italian
Etymology
Relatinized form of Old Italian ritondo, from Late Latin retundus,[1] variant of classical Latin rotundus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈton.do/
- Rhymes: -ondo
- Hyphenation: ro‧tón‧do
Adjective
rotondo (feminine rotonda, masculine plural rotondi, feminine plural rotonde)
- round, rounded, rotund
- Synonyms: arrotondato, tondo, grasso
- (figurative) fat, plump, chubby, rotund
- Synonym: grasso
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Further reading
- rotondo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana