فندق

فُنْدُقٌ ذ The fruit of a certain tree, (Lth, O, K,) the same as the بُنْدُق, which has been mentioned before, [i. e. hazel-nut, or hazel-nuts, ] (K,) or round, like the بُنْدُق, having a covering which, being removed, discloses a kernel (حَبّ), like the فُسْتُق. (Lth, O.) -A2- And, (Lth, O, K,) in the dial. of the people of Syria, A [ building of the kind called ] خَان [q. v.], where men alight and lodge, [ and in which they deposit their goods, ] of the خَانَات that are in the roads, (Lth, O, K, *) and in the cities: (Lth, O:) [said to be] a Pers. word, [app. from the Greek πανδοχεῖον occurring in Luke x. 34, as remarked by Golius,] mentioned by Sb: pl. فَنَادِقُ. (TA.)