tondo
/tonˈdo/
Etymology
From Tagalog Tondo.
tondo means A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
name
- A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
- A historical polity in Luzon north of the Pasig River delta and by Manila Bay
noun
- A round picture or other work of art.“As the ellipse becomes longer and flatter, it takes on the qualities of the rectangle. Even more than the tondo, the oval is a playful shape, prescribed by the demands of the setting it bedecks rather than those of the composition it encloses.”