DictionaryRoot: gondola
Italian
gondola
a gondola boat
Forms
- gondola
Origin
A Venetian boat-name, often connected with a Greek vessel-name; the precise route is uncertain.
Note
The boat's shape later supplied a name for suspended or elongated carriers.
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noun
gondola
GAHN-duh-luh/ˈɡɑːndələ/
A long, narrow, flat-bottomed boat propelled with an oar on Venetian canals.
Etymology
Italian gondola already denoted the Venetian boat; the English word preserves that meaning. The boat name’s deeper origin is unknown.