ゴンドラ

Japanese

ゴンドラ (gondora): a gondola in Venice.

ゴンドラ (gondora): a series of gondolas on a ropeway.

Etymology

From Italian gondola, from Venetian góndoła, likely from Ancient Greek κοντούρα (kontoúra, “small tail”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゴンドラ [gòńdórá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡõ̞ndo̞ɾa̠]

Noun

ゴンドラ • (gondora) 

1. a gondola (a kind of boat)
2. a gondola, a cablecar (a kind of cabin or passenger compartment on a gondola lift or ropeway)

See also

• 索道(さくどう) (sakudō, “gondola lift”)
• ロープウェイ (rōpuwei, “ropeway”)