veranda
[ vuh-ran-duh ]
/ vəˈræn də /
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.
Nearby words
- vera,
- veracious,
- veraciously,
- veracity,
- veracruz,
- 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
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
Word Origin for veranda
C18: from Portuguese varanda railing; related to Hindi varandā railing
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veranda
1711, from Hindi varanda, which probably is from Portuguese varanda, originally "long balcony or terrace," of uncertain origin, possibly related to Spanish baranda "railing," and ultimately from Vulgar Latin *barra "barrier, bar." French véranda is borrowed from English.
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