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Joconde.

the Mona Lisa (a portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci, widely considered to be the most famous painting in history)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

name/ʒɔ.kɔ̃d/
  1. the Mona Lisa (a portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci, widely considered to be the most famous painting in history)

    feminine
    J’ai déjà vu La Joconde.
  2. Mona Lisa (the subject of the painting, Lisa del Giocondo, née Gherardini (1479–1542))

    feminine
    Qui était la Joconde ?
Where this word comes from

Calque of Italian la Gioconda using Middle French joconde, feminine of jocond, from Latin iūcundus.

name/ʒɔ.kɔ̃d/
  1. alternative form of Jocond

    alt-of · alternative · masculine
  2. Giocondo (a character in Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso)

    masculine
  3. The protagonist of the eponymous tale by Jean de La Fontaine based on Canto XXVIII of Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso.

    masculine
  4. The protagonist of the eponymous comedy by François-Pierre-Auguste Léger.

    masculine
  5. The protagonist of the eponymous opera by Nicolas Isouard.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Calque of Italian Giocondo, although the expected spelling is Jocond, after Middle French jocond.

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