fondaco
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian fondaco (“trading factory, warehouse”), from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq).
Noun
fondaco (plural fondachi or fondacos)
- (historical, Italian contexts) A type of inn, especially as the residence of a merchant or trader; a trading post, a trading factory.
- 2007, John Darwin, After Tamerlane, Penguin 2008, p. 32:
- Genoese and Venetian fondachi (trading depots) littered the coastline from North Africa to the Crimea.
- 2007, John Darwin, After Tamerlane, Penguin 2008, p. 32:
See also
- fonduk
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq).
Noun
fondaco m (plural fondachi)
- A trading factory, a warehouse.
Anagrams
- cofonda