ramada

American  

[ruh-mah-duh] / rəˈmɑ də /

noun

1. an open shelter, often having a dome-shaped thatched roof, and installed especially on beaches and picnic grounds.

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Etymology

Origin of ramada

An Americanism first recorded in 1865–70; from Latin American Spanish: “open shelter roofed with branches”; earlier Spanish enramada “arbor, bower,” noun use of feminine past participle of enramar “to intertwine branches,” equivalent to en- in- ² + -ramar, verbal derivative of ramo “branch,” from Latin rāmus

Example Sentences

They see the cafe as a “place of continuity,” where basket makers and other artists from around the state might gather under its traditional redwood shade structure, or ramada.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2022

Off in the distance, he says he wants to upgrade an old ramada, an outdoor pavilion that can be used for asados, Argentine barbecues.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2014

"He was within a few steps of the olla, hanging on the ramada post before the cabin door, when Pete called to him sharply."

From Time Magazine Archive

That evening Jefferson Worth and his daughter sat alone under the arrow weed ramada facing the river.

From The Winning of Barbara Worth by Wright, Harold Bell

The fire was dying down to embers and the rodéo outfit, worn out, had turned in, some in the tin house, others outside, under the brush ramada to escape the dew.

From Hidden Water by Dixon, Maynard