[buhng-guh-loh] 
| 1. | a cottage of one story. |
| 2. | (in India) a one-storied thatched or tiled house, usually surrounded by a veranda. |
| 3. | (in the U.S.) a derivation of the Indian house type, popular esp. during the first quarter of the 20th century, usually having one and a half stories, a widely bracketed gable roof, and a multi-windowed dormer and frequently built of rustic materials. |
| bun·ga·low (bŭng'gə-lō') n.
[Hindi baṅglā, Bengali, bungalow.] |
Bungalow
A one-story house, cottage, or cabin.
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Bungalows were originally designed to provide affordable modern housing for the working class. However, they quickly became associated with romantic trysts in tropical locations.
See also: Condominium
bungalow
single-storied house with a sloping roof, usually small and often surrounded by a veranda. The name derives from a Hindi word meaning "a house in the Bengali style" and came into English during the era of the British administration of India. In Great Britain the name became a derisive one because of the spread of poorly built bungalow-type houses there. The style, however, gained popularity in housing developments of American towns during the 1920s. Its general design-with high ceilings, large doors and windows, and shade-giving eaves or verandas-makes it especially well suited for hot climates, and bungalows are still frequently built as summer cottages or as homes in warm regions such as southern California.
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