rotonda

/roˈtonda/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las rotondas

Meaning

  1. roundabout

    • Gira en la rotonda.

      Turn at the roundabout.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

glorieta

rotonda is more common or standard, "roundabout"; glorieta is sometimes used for a more decorative park roundabout or a gazebo-like structure.

Similar in other languages

French

rond-point

rond-point is the French word for the same thing — both mean "roundabout."

Portuguese

rotatória

rotatória is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "roundabout."

Practice

1 What does rotonda mean?

2 Fill the gap: Gira en la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rotonda?

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