Fondaco
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fondaco is a noun meaning (historical) An inn or hotel in medieval or early modern Italy or its colonies, particularly at the residence of an established merchant.
Meaning
(historical) An inn or hotel in medieval or early modern Italy or its colonies, particularly at the residence of an established merchant.
More Meanings
- (historical) A trading factory, trading post, or colony operated by the Italian city-states during the Middle Ages and the early modern period, chiefly around the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Example Sentences
Genoese and Venetian fondachi (trading depots) littered the coastline from North Africa to the Crimea.
Word Forms
- fondachi
- fondacos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fondak, fond, fondouk, fonduk, fonda, fonduq.
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