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gazebo1

[guh-zey-boh, -zee-]
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noun, plural ga·ze·bos, ga·ze·boes.
  1. a structure, as an open or latticework pavilion or summerhouse, built on a site that provides an attractive view.
  2. a small roofed structure that is screened on all sides, used for outdoor entertaining and dining.
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Origin of gazebo1

First recorded in 1745–55; origin uncertain

gazebo2

[guh-zey-boh, -zee-]
noun, plural ga·ze·bos.
  1. gazabo.
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Related Words

arbor, platform, kiosk, bower, summerhouse, belvedere, rotunda, bandstand

Examples from the Web for gazebo

Historical Examples

  • One gazebo wants to buy a castle in the old country; another wants a racing stable; another a steam yacht.

    The Trail of '98

    Robert W. Service

  • And if I find any gazebo getting too thick with her, then up speaks little Bertie for the word that makes her his.

  • The Folly was a long two-storied house, with a tower or gazebo at one end.

British Dictionary definitions for gazebo

gazebo

noun plural -bos or -boes
  1. a summerhouse, garden pavilion, or belvedere, sited to command a view
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Word Origin

C18: perhaps a pseudo-Latin coinage based on gaze
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Word Origin and History for gazebo

1752, supposedly a facetious formation from gaze + -bo, Latin first person singular future tense suffix (cf. videbo "I shall see"), on model of earlier belvedere "cupola," from Italian bello verde "handsome sight." But perhaps rather a corruption of some oriental word.

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