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rotunda noun [ rə(ʊ)ˈtʌndə ]

• a round building or room, especially one with a dome.
• a roundabout.
• "a rotonda that exits on four roads into Greater Manila"
Origin: early 17th century: alteration of Italian rotonda (camera) ‘round (chamber)’, feminine of rotondo ‘round’ (see rotund).


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