veranda

[ vuh-ran-duh ]

/ vəˈræn də /

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noun

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

piazza.

Nearby words

ver., vera, veracious, veracity, veracruz, veranda, verandaed, verapamil, veratridine, veratrine, verb

Origin of veranda

1705–15; < Hindi baraṇḍā, barāmdā < Persian bar āmadaḥ coming out (unless the Hindi word is < Portuguese varanda, Spanish baranda railing, balustrade; cf. bar¹)

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Examples from the Web for veranda

The veranda, roofless and open to the bitter blue sky where the seasonal gu rains sputter, serves as a makeshift neonatal ward.
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“God Bless You,” read a hand painted banner hung from a veranda on handsome Flamengo beach.
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The kind of suit that suggests sipping mint juleps on the veranda or Campari in a Roman piazza.
Long Live the Seersucker|David Ignatius|July 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She then quietly makes her way back to the veranda and lights another cigarette as if the last five minutes never even happened.
Fashion's Miracle Worker|Elizabeth Gates|May 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Arriving on the veranda, Grace made a hasty entrance through the open hall door.
Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer|Jessie Graham Flower
Helen rose, and, pushing open the blind door, stepped out on the veranda.
A Colony of Girls|Kate Livingston Willard
She clapped her hands sharply, and Rideau let his arm drop to his side when a patter of bare feet drew nearer along the veranda.
The League of the Leopard|Harold Bindloss
I had driven up to the house from the back way and now I was opposite a side door opening on the veranda.
Chronicles of Avonlea|Lucy Maud Montgomery
Then all turned and trooped across the roof of the fortress, across the veranda, and disappeared within the door of the bungalow.
On the Road to Bagdad|F. S. Brereton

British Dictionary definitions for veranda

veranda

verandah

/ (vəˈrændə) /

noun

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

NZ a canopy sheltering pedestrians in a shopping street

Derived Forms

verandaed or verandahed, adjective

Word Origin for veranda

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

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veranda

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veranda

verandah

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