rotonde

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English

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Etymology

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From French rotonde.

Noun

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rotonde (plural rotondes)

  1. (historical) A ruff worn during the beginning of the 17th century; a cope.

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French rotonde, from Italian rotonda, from Latin rotondus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /roːˈtɔn.də/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ro‧ton‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɔndə

Noun

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rotonde f (plural rotondes or rotonden, diminutive rotondetje n)

  1. a roundabout (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) [from ca. 1940]
    Synonyms: rondpunt, verkeersplein
  2. (dated) a rotunda
  3. (obsolete) a sleeveless coat worn by women

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: rotònde

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian rotonda, from Latin rotunda, feminine of rotundus. Doublet of rond.

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Noun

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rotonde f (plural rotondes)

  1. (architecture) rotunda

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /roˈton.de/
  • Rhymes: -onde
  • Hyphenation: ro‧tón‧de

Adjective

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rotonde

  1. feminine plural of rotondo

Noun

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rotonde f

  1. plural of rotonda