rotondo

See also: Rotondo

Italian

Alternative forms

• ritondo (archaic)
• tondo

Etymology

From Latin rotundus, probably reformed from the older form ritondo, itself from a Vulgar Latin variant retundus (compare Spanish and Portuguese redondo, Old French reont (modern French rond), Occitan redond, ardon, Catalan rodó, redó, Romanian rotund, rătund).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈtondo]
• Rhymes: -ondo

Adjective

1. round, rounded, rotund
2. (figuratively, fat) plump, chubby, rotund

Synonyms

• arrotondato (1)
• tondo (1)
• grasso (1,2)

Derived terms

• arrotondare
• rotonda
• rotondeggiante
• rotondità
• tondo