cabane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cabane
From French, dating back to 1910–15; see origin at cabin
Example Sentences
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They tended to associate this genre of music with the drivel piped into a touristy sugar shack, or cabane à sucre: ceaseless marionette music cluttered with the infernal racket of spoons.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022
She knew that an amiable grin was on the man’s face; but it was so dark in the cabane that she could see little beyond the figures of the guide and his companion.
From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis
Luckily her clothing was not wet, since the travelers reached the cabane at the very instant the elements became really aggressive.
From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis
"Le pauvre en sa cabane, que le chaume couvre, Est sujet � ses lois; Et la garde qui veille aux barri�res du Louvre N'en d�fend pas les rois."
From Notes and Queries, Number 35, June 29, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
“Oh, look!” she cried suddenly, pointing with her alpenstock to the massive mountain wall that rose above the cabane.
From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis
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