Meaning
swing seat; rocking
- A porch or garden swing seat.
- A rocking movement, or component of set phrases like 'sedia a dondolo' (rocking chair).
In a sentence
Ci siamo seduti sul dondolo in giardino a chiacchierare.
We sat on the porch swing in the garden to chat.
Il nonno legge sempre il giornale sulla sedia a dondolo.
Grandpa always reads the newspaper on the rocking chair.
Hanno regalato al bambino un cavallo a dondolo di legno.
They gave the child a wooden rocking horse as a gift.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dondolo | masculine · singular |
| dondoli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Very frequently found in the phrase 'a dondolo' ('sedia a dondolo', 'cavallo a dondolo').