Alhóndiga (disambiguation)
Alhóndiga is a Spanish word (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈlondiɣa]) meaning a building for the commerce of wheat. It comes from Andalusi Arabic alfúndaq, itself from Classical Arabic funduq (فندق), "an inn", and ultimately from The Greek pandocheion, lit.: "welcoming all", and thus meaning 'inn'.
The common noun has given name to several concepts:
Places
- Alhóndiga, a municipality of Guadalajara, Spain
Buildings
- Alhóndiga de Granaditas, an old granary in Guanajuato, Mexico. Now a museum
- Alhóndiga Bilbao, a culture and leisure center in Bilbao, Spain. It was built over a former wine warehouse
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