fonda

¹

[ fawn-dah; English fon-duh ]

noun

, Spanish.

, plural fon·das [fawn, -dahs, fon, -d, uh, z].

1. an inn or restaurant.

Fonda

²

[ fon-duh ]

noun

1. Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.
2. his daughter Jane, born 1937, U.S. actress.

Fonda

/ ˈfɒndə /

noun

1. FondaHenry19051982MUSFILMS AND TV: actor Henry . 1905–82, US film actor. His many films include Young Mr Lincoln (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Twelve Angry Men (1957), and On Golden Pond (1981) for which he won an Oscar
2. FondaJane1937FUSFILMS AND TV: actress his daughter Jane . born 1937, US film actress. Her films include Klute (1971) for which she won an Oscar, Julia (1977), The China Syndrome (1979), On Golden Pond (1981), and Old Gringo (1989)
3. FondaPeter1939MUSFILMS AND TV: actor her brother, Peter . born 1939, US film actor, who made his name in Easy Rider (1969); later films include Ulee's Gold (1997) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Example Sentences

For his part, Danson is doing his best to combat the fears of aging he had in his youth — with an assist from Jane Fonda.

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The album comes two months after the band opened for a Foo Fighters concert at BMO Stadium in August, followed days later by two sold-out shows at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.

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During their two-night run at the Fonda, the dance floor was filled with young fans whom Taylor happily describes as “young frothers, just frothing about life, like rabid frothing,” she says with a laugh.

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Tickets to the fundraiser cost up to $250,000 and actor Jane Fonda and comedian Greg Proops were reported to have attended.

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The Los Angeles Master Chorale was one of the many commissioning organizations, and Jane Fonda will narrate at the U.S. premiere next May.

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