Gioconda, La

[ lah joh-kon-duh, jee-uh-; Italian lah jaw-kawn-dah ]

/ ˌlɑ dʒoʊˈkɒn də, ˌdʒi ə-; Italian lɑ dʒɔˈkɔn dɑ /

Mona Lisa.

an opera (1876) by Amilcare Ponchielli.

Example sentences from the Web for gioconda

Lucio's most eloquent speech describes the appeal Gioconda makes to his artistic nature, the creative ardour she arouses.

Iconoclasts |James Huneker
There were times when Mr. Hutton got rather bored with the Gioconda.

Mortal Coils |Aldous Huxley
Ottilie reflected, with a smile: the Gioconda smile, Elly thought.

Old People and the Things That Pass |Louis Couperus
Miss Spence was smiling too: her Gioconda smile, he had once called it, in a moment of half-ironical flattery.

Mortal Coils |Aldous Huxley

That is possessed by his model Gioconda Dianti, the source of all his inspirations.

Idling in Italy |Joseph Collins

Gioconda

/ (Italian dʒoˈkonda) /

La Gioconda See Mona Lisa

Italian: the smiling (lady)