chalet
Americannoun
plural
chalets-
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
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a kind of farmhouse, low and with wide eaves, common in Alpine regions.
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any cottage, house, ski lodge, etc., built in this style.
noun
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a type of wooden house of Swiss origin, typically low, with wide projecting eaves
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a similar house used esp as a ski lodge, garden house, etc
Etymology
Origin of chalet
1810–20; < French, SwissF, equivalent to *chale shelter (cognate with Old Provençal cala cove 1 ) + -et -et
Example Sentences
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Planning permission has been recently granted for a farm shop and deli to make the chalet its home, with the owners hoping to revitalise one of the Isle of Man's beloved beauty spots.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
The iconic French restaurant originally opened downtown in 1927 and relocated to its current chalet on Sunset Boulevard in 1962.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
He careens down the sheet of ice at 50 miles per hour, uses one of the final turns as a launchpad, flies out of the bob run and over a ski chalet to safety.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
And the fourth day was that scene in the chalet with the Fireflies and Joel on the floor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025
It was one of those enormous mountain chalet getaway thingies, with huge windows and logs and stuff.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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