Fonduk

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A North African or Arabian inn or hotel.

    "Wine, if it was drunk anywhere in the morerías, was most likely served in the fonduks."

Synonyms

All synonyms
fondacokhan

Example

More examples

"Wine, if it was drunk anywhere in the morerías, was most likely served in the fonduks."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Ancient Greek δοκ- (dok-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)bor. Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq)bor. English fonduk Borrowed from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq). The Arabic word entered and was borrowed between European languages repeatedly in various forms; this form is attested in English from the 19th century. Doublet of fonda and fondaco.

More for "fonduk"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.