rondo

noun

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian rondò, itself an unadapted borrowing of French rondeau. Doublet of rondeau; see there for further etymology.

1. A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
2. A small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy.
3. A dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others.
4. A game resembling keep-away, used to train soccer players: one group is tasked with completing a number of passes while the other smaller group tries to take possession of the ball.

   “And four years after Pep from Catalonia first clapped eyes on Phil from Stockport across a crowded rondo, here finally was the consummation.”

5. A gambling game played with small balls on a table.