alfòndec

Catalan

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الْفُنْدُق, from Arabic ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + فُنْدُق (funduq, “inn, hotel”), from Ancient Greek. Doublet of fonda.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈfɔn.dək]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [alˈfɔn.dek]

Noun

alfòndec m (plural alfòndecs)

(historical) caravanserai
(historical) grain store
Synonym: almodí

Further reading

“alfòndec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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