"tondo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɒndoʊ/ Forms: tondos [plural], tondi [plural]
Etymology: From Italian tondo, from ritondo, rotondo (“round”), from Latin rotundus. Doublet of round. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|tondo}} Italian tondo, {{der|en|la|rotundus}} Latin rotundus, {{doublet|en|round}} Doublet of round Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tondi}} tondo (plural tondos or tondi)
  1. A round picture or other work of art. Categories (topical): Art Related terms: imago clipeata Translations (a round work of art): tondo [neuter] (Czech), tondo [masculine] (Italian), то́ндо (tóndo) [neuter] (Russian), то́ндо (tóndo) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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