gôndola

See also: gondola, góndola, and góndoła

Portuguese
gôndola

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡõ.do.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡõ.do.la/

  • 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
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