fondaco

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fondaco

noun fondachi · fondacos

historical A trading factory, trading post, or colony operated by the Italian city-states during the Middle Ages and the early modern period, chiefly around the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Genoese and Venetian fondachi (trading depots) littered the coastline from North Africa to the Crimea.
historical An inn or hotel in medieval or early modern Italy or its colonies, particularly at the residence of an established merchant.

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@misc{fondaco_2026,
  title = {fondaco},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fondaco},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}