fonduk

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noun

A North African or Arabian inn or hotel.

OriginArabic فُنْدُق (funduq) ← Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon) ← Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- →
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Meanings

nounfonduk (plural fonduks)

plural fonduks · alternative fondak · alternative fonduq · alternative funduq · alternative foundouk · alternative fondouk · alternative funduck

  1. A North African or Arabian inn or hotel.

    Wine, if it was drunk anywhere in the morerías, was most likely served in the fonduks.

    1991, Mark D. Meyerson, The Muslims of Valencia in the Age of Fernando and Isabel

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
khan

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
  6. Ancient Greekδοκ- (dok-)
  7. Ancient Greekπανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)
  8. Arabicفُنْدُق (funduq)
  9. Englishfonduk

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.

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Cite this entry
APA

fonduk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fonduk

MLA

“fonduk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fonduk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fonduk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fonduk.

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