rondavel

British  

/ ˈrɒndɑːvəl /

noun

1. a circular often thatched building with a conical roof

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Etymology

Origin of rondavel

of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

The price was light, too — 150 rand for a dorm bed in a rondavel, a modernized thatched roof structure.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2014

Inside a smoke-scented round hut, known as a rondavel, Notumasi Sandlana perched on the edge of her bed.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2013

She hopped into my car and we set off on a wild ride through the untamed veld, to get to the remote rondavel of her relative.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The regent and the queen slept in the right-hand rondavel, the queen’s sister in the center one, and the left-hand hut served as a pantry.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

It was still quite light in the rondavel, though the shadows were falling quickly; he had no difficulty in seeing clearly.

From The Shadow of the Past by Young, F.E. Mills