rondavel
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of rondavel
of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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The price was light, too — 150 rand for a dorm bed in a rondavel, a modernized thatched roof structure.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2014
Inside a smoke-scented round hut, known as a rondavel, Notumasi Sandlana perched on the edge of her bed.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2013
The regent and the queen slept in the right-hand rondavel, the queen’s sister in the center one, and the left-hand hut served as a pantry.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
She hopped into my car and we set off on a wild ride through the untamed veld, to get to the remote rondavel of her relative.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Honor entered the rondavel, having satisfied herself that Butter Tom had departed to do her bidding.
From The Shadow of the Past by Young, F.E. Mills
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