fonduk

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fonduk

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Borrowed from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq). The Arabic word entered and was borrowed between European languages repeatedly in various forms; this form is attested in English from the 19th century. Doublet of fonda and fondaco.

noun fonduks · fondak · fonduq · funduq · foundouk · fondouk

A North African or Arabian inn or hotel. Wine, if it was drunk anywhere in the morerías, was most likely served in the fonduks.

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@misc{fonduk_2026,
  title = {fonduk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fonduk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}