rotondo

See also: Rotondo

Italian

Alternative forms

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)

  1. round, rounded, rotund
    Synonyms: arrotondato, tondo, grasso
  2. (figurative) fat, plump, chubby, rotund
    Synonym: grasso

Derived terms

References
  1. Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/reˈtʊnd-u/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.

Further reading
  • rotondo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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