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Fondo is a term with multiple meanings in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. Originating from the Latin fundus, the word covers notions relating to bottom or base, background, and a pool of money. Its exact sense is determined by context and by the language in which it is used.

In Spanish, fondo can denote the bottom or interior of a thing, as in el fondo de

In Italian, fondo refers to the bottom or base of something, a foundation, and, in artistic contexts,

Related expressions include trasfondo (background or backstory) and fondo común (common fund). The term remains adaptable

una
olla
(the
bottom
of
a
pot)
or
el
fondo
del
mar
(the
seabed).
It
also
means
the
background
or
setting
of
an
image
or
scene,
and
is
used
in
phrases
like
fondo
de
pantalla
(desktop
background)
or
trasfondo
(backstory,
underlying
motives).
As
a
financial
term,
fondo
refers
to
a
fund
or
pool
of
money,
as
in
fondo
de
inversión
or
fondo
de
pensiones,
with
fondos
as
the
plural
form.
In
cuisine,
fondo
can
denote
stock
or
base
for
sauces,
such
as
fondo
de
carne
or
fondo
de
verduras.
to
the
background
in
a
painting.
In
finance,
it
appears
in
terms
like
fondo
pensione
and
fondo
di
investimento
(investment
fund).
In
Portuguese,
fundo
similarly
means
the
bottom
and
the
background,
and
is
common
in
finance
with
fundo
de
investimento
and
fundos
de
investimento,
as
well
as
in
everyday
phrases
describing
the
bottom
of
a
container
or
the
background
of
a
scene.
across
domains—from
cooking
and
art
to
finance
and
computing,
where
fondo
de
pantalla
refers
to
a
wallpaper.