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ve⋅ran⋅da
[vuh-ran-duh] 
–noun
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | piazza. |
Origin:
1705–15; < Hindi baraṇḍā, barāmdā < Pers bar āmadaḥ coming out (unless the Hindi word is < Pg varanda, Sp baranda railing, balustrade; cf. bar 1 )
1705–15; < Hindi baraṇḍā, barāmdā < Pers bar āmadaḥ coming out (unless the Hindi word is < Pg varanda, Sp baranda railing, balustrade; cf. bar 1 )
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Language Translation for : Veranda
| Spanish: | porche, | German: | die Veranda, | Japanese: | ベランダ |
| ve·ran·da or ve·ran·dah
(və-rān'də) Pronunciation Key
n. A porch or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. Also called regionally gallery. [Hindi varaṇḍā, probably from Portuguese varanda (perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin *barra, barrier, bar).] |
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veranda
1711, from Hindi varanda, which probably is from Port. varanda, originally "long balcony or terrace," of uncertain origin, possibly related to Sp. baranda "railing," and ultimately from V.L. *barra "barrier, bar." Fr. véranda is borrowed from Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| veranda | |
noun | |
| a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) |
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Veranda
Ve*ran"da\, n. [A word brought by the English from India; of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. vara??a, Pg. varanda, Sp. baranda, Malay baranda.] (Arch.) An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia. The house was of adobe, low, with a wide veranda on the three sides of the inner court. --Mrs. H. H. Jackson.
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