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fonda

inn

noun FOHN-dah Rare
Travel & Places Accommodation

Also means

cheap restaurant

Usage Note

Fonda in Spain traditionally means a modest roadside inn offering lodging and meals. In Mexico and other Latin American countries it more commonly refers to a small, informal eatery — closer to a canteen than a hotel. The two senses overlap but the regional emphasis differs.

Examples

"Paramos a cenar en una fonda del camino."

Natural Translation

We stopped for dinner at a roadside inn.

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