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veranda
(vərændə) also verandah
Word forms: plural verandas
countable noun
A veranda is a roofed platform along the outside of a house.
They had their coffee and tea on the veranda.
veranda in British English
or verandah (vəˈrændə)
noun
1.
a porch or portico, sometimes partly enclosed, along the outside of a building
2. New Zealand
a canopy sheltering pedestrians in a shopping street
Derived forms
verandaed (veˈrandaed) or verandahed (veˈrandahed) adjective
Word origin
C18: from Portuguese varanda railing; related to Hindi varandā railingveranda in American English
(vəˈrændə) or veˈrandah (vəˈrændə)
noun
an open porch or portico, usually roofed, along the outside of a building
Word origin
Anglo-Ind < Hindi & Beng < Port varanda, balcony < vara, pole, staff < L, wooden trestle, forked stick (for spreading out nets) < IE base*wa-, to bend apart > vacillate, varyImage ofveranda
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British English: veranda NOUN
A veranda is a roofed platform along the outside of a house.
They had their coffee and tea on the veranda.
- American English: veranda
- Brazilian Portuguese: varanda
- Chinese: 阳台
- European Spanish: terraza
- French: véranda
- German: Veranda
- Italian: veranda
- Japanese: ベランダ
- Korean: 베란다
- European Portuguese: varanda
- Latin American Spanish: terraza