lanai

¹ American  

[lah-nah-ee, luh-nahy] / lɑˈnɑ i, ləˈnaɪ /

noun

Hawaiian.

plural

lanais

1. a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.

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Lanai ² American  

[lah-nah-ee, luh-nahy] / lɑˈnɑ i, ləˈnaɪ /

Or Lana'i

noun

1. an island in central Hawaii: no longer a globally commercial pineapple producer, but formerly the site of the world’s largest pineapple plantation. 141 sq. mi. (365 sq. km).

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Lanai ¹ British  

/ ləˈnaɪ, lɑːˈnɑːɪ /

noun

1. an island in central Hawaii, west of Maui island. Pop: 3193 (2000). Area: 363 sq km. (140 sq miles)

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lanai ² British  

/ lɑːˈnɑːɪ, ləˈnaɪ /

noun

1. a Hawaiian word for veranda

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Etymology

Origin of lanai

First recorded in 1865–70; from Hawaiian lānai ”roofed structure with open sides, porch”

Example Sentences

Butler, 70, and Chapin, 82, golf at the 18-hole course, ride bikes on winding trails and enjoy sunsets on their lanai.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adding to the spacious floor plan is a lanai, which has enough room for weights, mats and a Peloton, as well as a lounge area, washer and dryer, sink and a huge walk-in storage space.

From Los Angeles Times

“I jumped out of my bunk and I ran over to the edge of the lanai and just as I got there, a plane went right over the barracks,” he said.

From New York Times

He recounted in a 2008 oral history interview how he was in his bunk inside a screened-in lanai, or porch, on the third floor of his barracks when the bombing began.

From Seattle Times

A husband and wife were watching a movie around 9 p.m. on June 15 when the wife heard noises from the pool lanai and observed someone she didn’t recognize on the pool deck, Gualtieri said.

From Seattle Times