rotonda

English

Alternative forms

• rotunda

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog rotonda (“roundabout; traffic circle”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ro‧ton‧da

Noun

rotonda (plural rotondas) (Philippines)

1. a roundabout; traffic circle

   Welcome Rotonda is a roundabout located in Quezon City.

   TPLEX Rotunda is a roundabout located in Rosario, La Union.

2. (loosely) a road intersection, not necessarily circular in shape

   Pasay Rotonda is the intersection of EDSA and Taft Avenue, located in Pasay City.

   Pasig Rotonda is the intersection of Pasig Boulevard and Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue, located in Pasig City.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rotonda, feminine of rotondo (“round”). Equivalent to Catalan rodona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ruˈton.də]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [roˈton.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [roˈton.da]

Noun

rotonda f (plural rotondes)

1. (architecture) rotunda
2. roundabout, traffic circle

Related terms

• rodona
• rotund

Further reading

• “rotonda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish rotonda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈtonda/, [roˈt̪õn̪.d̪a]
• Hyphenation: ro‧ton‧da

Noun

rotonda

1. roundabout; traffic circle

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈton.da/
• Rhymes: -onda
• Hyphenation: ro‧tón‧da

Noun

rotonda f (plural rotonde)

1. roundabout, rotary, traffic circle

   Synonym: rotatoria

2. (architecture) round terrace
3. (architecture) rotunda

Adjective

rotonda

1. 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)

1. roundabout, traffic circle

   Synonyms: glorieta, (Peru) óvalo, (Venezuela) redoma, (Ecuador y El Salvador) redondel

2. rotunda

Derived terms

• bilunabirrotonda
• birrotonda
• cupularrotonda
• girobirrotonda
• girocupularrotonda
• hebesfenorrotonda
• ortobirrotonda
• ortocupularrotonda
• turborrotonda

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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rotunda

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rotonda, from Italian rotonda.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾoˈtonda/ [ɾoˈt̪on̪.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -onda
• Syllabification: ro‧ton‧da

Noun

rotonda (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. roundabout; rotunda; traffic circle
2. (loosely) a road intersection, not necessarily circular in shape
3. (architecture) rotunda (a round building, usually small, often with a dome)
4. (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, 2024
• “rotonda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018