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Bert45 · Mar 18, 2024

What does the abbreviation "Rda" mean in Spanish? In context: "Calle la Rda, Villalcázar de Sirga". I have googled (of course), but I've obviously not been asking the right questions, as I've found no answer there.
Thanks

Bradypus · Mar 18, 2024

From Streetview in Google Maps it seems to be "Calle La Ronda". As for the meaning of "ronda" in this instance there seem to be several possibilities.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/spanish-english/ronda

davejsy · Mar 18, 2024

Yes Ronda is what came to mind too - I think maybe given to ringroads. . .

Pilgrim9 · Mar 18, 2024

"Around", in the sense of "bypass", and in contrast to "through"?

Rick of Rick and Peg · Mar 18, 2024

I looked up the definition of ronda in the online Spanish dictionary published by the RAE. Definition #6 appears to be the one we want.

https://dle.rae.es/ronda?m=form

6. f. Cada uno de los paseos o calles cuyo conjunto circunda una ciudad o la parte antigua de ella.

6. f. Each of the walks or streets whose group surrounds a city or the old part of it .

To me that appears to be the case for the streets in Villalcázar de Sirga with Ronda in the name.

Bert45 · Mar 18, 2024

Thanks, all. I tried Streetview, but I couldn't get close enough to read the sign I found. I was probably looking at a different sign. But really, is it worth saving the space occupied by two letters? I know we abbreviate 'June' to 'Jun', but that is usually when all the months are shortened to three letters.

judydaisy · Mar 18, 2024

Could it be retonda as in roundabout

judydaisy · Mar 19, 2024

judydaisy said:
Could it be retonda as in roundabout

Just looked at Google maps and there is a Spanish type roundabout...

Canuck · Mar 19, 2024

Lista de abreviaturas de vías - Wikilengua

www.wikilengua.org

Bert45 · Mar 19, 2024

If I'd asked this question on theanswerbank and Canuck had put his answer (post #9) there, I would have marked it as 'Best Answer'. In case you haven't bothered to look, it clears up the 'ronda/rotonda' question (not retonda). I just wish I knew my way around the interweb as well as some of you do. I wonder how the Rondeños feel about living in a town called 'Ring Road'? Does Ronda have a ring road? If so, what do they call it? La ronda de Ronda?

Rick of Rick and Peg · Mar 19, 2024

Bert45 said:
But really, is it worth saving the space occupied by two letters

It occurred to me last night that we sometimes abbreviate Road as Rd.

WGroleau · Mar 23, 2024

Bert45 said:
Thanks, all. I tried Streetview, but I couldn't get close enough to read the sign I found. I was probably looking at a different sign. But really, is it worth saving the space occupied by two letters? I know we abbreviate 'June' to 'Jun', but that is usually when all the months are shortened to three letters.

One place I worked as a software engineer had an “abbreviation policy.” One of the items I objected to (without success) was having us use “BNDSHFT” for “BANDSHIFT.” Later, working for healthcare, management ignored my request to prohibit writing S.O.B. for "shortness of breath” in view of the patient.

Bert45 · Mar 24, 2024

Standard Life recently rebranded to abrdn.

WGroleau said:
One place I worked as a software engineer had an “abbreviation policy.” One of the items I objected to (without success) was having us use “BNDSHFT” for “BANDSHIFT.” Later, working for healthcare, management ignored my request to prohibit writing S.O.B. for "shortness of breath” in view of the patient.

Better that than DNR

AidaYYC · Mar 24, 2024

Bert45 said:
What does the abbreviation "Rda" mean in Spanish? In context: "Calle la Rda, Villalcázar de Sirga". I have googled (of course), but I've obviously not been asking the right questions, as I've found no answer there.
Thanks

Here is a list of Spanish abbreviations in the streets context: https://www.spanishdict.com/answers/105358/abbreviation-for-apartamento-would-be

Here is a screenshot, showing 'Rda'

AidaYYC · Mar 24, 2024

Bert45 said:
If I'd asked this question on theanswerbank and Canuck had put his answer (post #9) there, I would have marked it as 'Best Answer'. In case you haven't bothered to look, it clears up the 'ronda/rotonda' question (not retonda). I just wish I knew my way around the interweb as well as some of you do. I wonder how the Rondeños feel about living in a town called 'Ring Road'? Does Ronda have a ring road? If so, what do they call it? La ronda de Ronda?

Ronda predates ring roads by a number of centuries

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