fonda

cheap restaurant

boarding house

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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

1. (inexpensive restaurant)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

a. cheap restaurant

No tengo mucho dinero así que solo puedo invitarte a comer en una fonda.I don't have much money so I can only invite you out for lunch at a cheap restaurant.

Este restaurante chino del que te hablo no es una fonda, pero tampoco es un lugar fino.This Chinese food joint I'm talking about is not a cheap restaurant, but it's not a fancy place either.

2. (kiosk selling food) (Southern Cone)

a. refreshment stand

Paré en una fonda para comprar un perrito caliente.I stopped at a refreshment stand to buy a hot dog.

b. refreshment stall

Adela sufrió una intoxicación alimentaria tras comprar comida en una fonda.Adela had food poisoning after buying food from a refreshment stall.

3. (hostelry)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

a. boarding house

La fonda ofrece a sus huéspedes desayuno pagando un extra.The boarding house provides guests with breakfast if they pay a supplement.

b. guesthouse

En el viaje nos alojaremos en una fonda para no gastar mucho.We'll stay at a guesthouse during our trip so we don't have to spend too much.

c. inn (history)

Los caballos necesitaban descansar y, por eso, paramos a pasar la noche en una fonda.The horses needed to rest, so we stopped at an inn for the night.

d. tavern (history)

En el pueblo no había hoteles pero sí muchas fondas.There were no hotels in the town, but there were plenty of taverns.

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