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chalet

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cha·let

   [sha-ley, shal-ey; Fr. shah-le]
–noun,pluralcha·lets  [sha-leyz, shal-eyz; Fr. shah-le] .
1.
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
2.
a kind of farmhouse, low and with wide eaves, common in Alpine regions.
3.
any cottage, house, ski lodge, etc., built in this style.
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Origin:
1810–20; < F, SwissF, equiv. to *chale shelter (c. OPr cala cove1) + -et -et
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chalet (ˈʃæleɪ, French ʃalɛ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a type of wooden house of Swiss origin, typically low, with wide projecting eaves
2.  a similar house used esp as a ski lodge, garden house, etc
 
[C19: from French (Swiss dialect)]

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chalet
1782, from Swiss-Fr., prob. dim. of O.Fr. chasel "farmhouse," perhaps from V.L. *casalis "belonging to a house," from L. casa "house;" or from O.Prov. cala "small shelter for ships," from a pre-L. language.
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chalet

timber house characteristic of Switzerland, the Bavarian Alps, Tirol, and the French Alps. The name originally referred to a sheepherder's dwelling and, later, to any small house in the mountains.

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