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fonduk

fonduk noun: a North African or Arabian inn or hotel.

Noun

fonduk (plural fonduks)

  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.1991, Mark D. Meyerson, The Muslims of Valencia in the Age of Fernando and Isabel

Forms of fonduk

pluralfonduks
alternative formfondak
alternative formfonduq
alternative formfunduq
alternative formfoundouk
alternative formfondouk
alternative formfunduck

Origin of 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.

Questions about fonduk

What does fonduk mean?
Fonduk means a North African or Arabian inn or hotel.
What part of speech is fonduk?
Fonduk is a noun.
What is the plural of fonduk?
The plural of fonduk is fonduks.

Words near fonduk in the dictionary

  1. fondueing
  2. fonduer
  3. fonduers
  4. fondues
  5. fonduing
  6. fonduk
  7. fonduks
  8. fonduq
  9. fonduqs
  10. fondus
  11. fonduta

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