tondo

round

adjective TON-doh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'rotundus' (round), contracted.

Usage Note

Tondo means perfectly circular or rounded: un viso tondo ('a round face'), cifre tonde ('round numbers'). As a noun, il tondo is a circular art format — a circular painting or relief, a term used in Renaissance art history. The expression chiaro e tondo ('plain and round') means 'straight out, bluntly': te lo dico chiaro e tondo ('I'm telling you straight'). Agrees in gender: tondo, tonda.

Examples

"Ha un viso tondo e degli occhi chiari."

Natural Translation

She has a round face and light eyes.

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