# gondola

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/ · frequency rank #32,416

## Definitions
1. A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
2. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
3. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
4. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
5. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
6. A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.
7. A free-standing display unit in a supermarket or other retail store, where goods are shelved or hung on pegs or hooks for sale; An end bay; A parasite display.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa. Possibly from Byzantine Greek κοντοῦρα (kontoûra, “cutter, kind of ship”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`ggondola`, `gnodola`, `godnola`, `gonddola`, `gondloa`, `gondoal`, `gondolla`, `gonndola`, `gonodla`, `ogndola`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gondola