veranda

[vuh-ran-duh]

noun

1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.,  Also verandah. a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery.

2. piazza.

veranda

/ vəˈrændə /

noun

1. a porch or portico, sometimes partly enclosed, along the outside of a building

2. a canopy sheltering pedestrians in a shopping street

Other Word Forms

• verandaed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of veranda¹

1705–15; < Hindi baraṇḍā, barāmdā < Persian bar āmadaḥ coming out (unless the Hindi word is < Portuguese varanda, Spanish baranda railing, balustrade; bar ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of veranda¹

C18: from Portuguese varanda railing; related to Hindi varandā railing

Example Sentences

The car had been hit as it passed in front of his house, and he was still cleaning up the veranda.

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As Rushdie puts it: “Death and life were just adjacent verandas.”

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Beneath a fan on the veranda I nursed a gin and tonic, gazing across the manicured lawns to the exuberant tropical gardens.

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The men sit on rugs beneath the wide boughs of a tree, while two women sit on mats in the shade of a nearby veranda, as goats and chickens roam the compound.

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When the dust settles, a small, pink rectangular building with veranda posts appears at the venue’s west end, a disco ball hanging on its porch.

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Related Words

• balcony 
• patio 
• piazza 
• platform 
• portico 
• stoop 
• terrace