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tondo

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Philippines: /tonˈdo/
  • /ˈtɒndoʊ/

1

name

Meaning 1

A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A historical polity in Luzon north of the Pasig River delta and by Manila Bay

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A round picture or other work of art.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Tagalog Tondo.

From Italian tondo, from ritondo, rotondo (“round”), from Latin rotundus. Doublet of round.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 東都 /东都 — district of Manila
  • Chinese Mandarin: 湯都 /汤都 — district of Manila
  • Japanese: トンド (Tondo) — district of Manila
  • Korean: 톤도 (Tondo) — district of Manila
  • Spanish: Tondo — district of Manila
  • Tagalog: Tondo — district of Manila
  • Czech: tondo — a round work of art
  • Italian: tondo — a round work of art
  • Russian: то́ндо (tóndo) — a round work of art
  • Sicilian: tunnu — a round work of art
  • Ukrainian: то́ндо (tóndo) — a round work of art