chalet
noun /ˈʃæleɪ/
  /ʃæˈleɪ/
 - a wooden house with a roof that slopes steeply down over the sides, usually built in mountain areas, especially in SwitzerlandTopics Houses and homesc1
 - (British English) a small house or hut, especially one used by people on holiday at the seaTopics Houses and homesc1, Holidaysc1
 
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Swiss French, diminutive of Old French chasel ‘farmstead’, based on Latin casa ‘hut, cottage’.