rotonda
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
rotunda
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Tagalog rotonda (“roundabout; traffic circle”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Philippines) IPA(key): /ɾoˈtonda/
Hyphenation: ro‧ton‧da
=== Noun ===
rotonda (plural rotondas) (Philippines)
A roundabout; traffic circle.
(loosely) A road intersection, not necessarily circular in shape.
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Italian rotonda, feminine of rotondo (“round”). Equivalent to Catalan rodona.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern) [ruˈtun.də]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [roˈton.də]
IPA(key): (Central) [ruˈton.də]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [roˈton.da]
=== Noun ===
rotonda f (plural rotondes)
(architecture) rotunda
roundabout, traffic circle
==== Related terms ====
rodona
rotund
=== Further reading ===
“rotonda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Chavacano ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Spanish rotonda.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /roˈtonda/, [roˈt̪õn̪.d̪a]
Hyphenation: ro‧ton‧da
=== Noun ===
rotonda
roundabout; traffic circle
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /roˈton.da/
Rhymes: -onda
Hyphenation: ro‧tón‧da
=== Noun ===
rotonda f (plural rotonde)
roundabout, rotary, traffic circle
Synonym: rotatoria
(architecture) round terrace
(architecture) rotunda
=== Adjective ===
rotonda
feminine singular of rotondo
=== Anagrams ===
rotando, tornado
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /roˈtonda/ [roˈt̪õn̪.d̪a]
Rhymes: -onda
Syllabification: ro‧ton‧da
=== Noun ===
rotonda f (plural rotondas)
roundabout, traffic circle
Synonyms: glorieta, (Peru) óvalo, (Venezuela) redoma, (Ecuador y El Salvador) redondel
rotunda
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Chavacano: rotonda
→ Tagalog: rotonda
=== Further reading ===
“rotonda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
rotunda
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish rotonda, from Italian rotonda, feminine of rotondo, from Latin rotundus. Doublet of rawnd. See also ronda.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɾoˈtonda/ [ɾoˈt̪on̪.d̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -onda
Syllabification: ro‧ton‧da
=== Noun ===
rotonda (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜇ)
roundabout; rotunda; traffic circle
(loosely) a road intersection, not necessarily circular in shape
(architecture) rotunda (a round building, usually small, often with a dome)
(architecture) rotunda (large and high circular hall or room in a building, especially one with an arched roof)
=== Further reading ===
“rotonda”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“rotonda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018