Meaning of fondaco | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A trading factory, trading post, or colony operated by the Italian city-states during the Middle Ages and the early modern period, chiefly around the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
   historical
2. An inn or hotel in medieval or early modern Italy or its colonies, particularly at the residence of an established merchant.
   historical

Examples

“Genoese and Venetian fondachi (trading depots) littered the coastline from North Africa to the Crimea.”

CEFR level