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ga⋅ze⋅bo

1  [guh-zey-boh, -zee-]
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–noun, plural -bos, -boes.
1. a structure, as an open or latticework pavilion or summerhouse, built on a site that provides an attractive view.
2. a small roofed structure that is screened on all sides, used for outdoor entertaining and dining.
Origin:
1745–55; orig. uncert.
Amish Country Gazebos
Buy direct! We're the manufacturer. No middleman. Free catalog & DVD.
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Gazebo One
So Cal's Factory direct gazebos installed from $1699-Free brochure
www.gazebo1.com

ga⋅ze⋅bo

2  [guh-zey-boh, -zee-]
–noun, plural -bos.
gazabo.

ga⋅za⋅bo

  [guh-zey-boh]
–noun, plural -bos. Older Slang.
a fellow; man; boy.
Also, gazebo.

Origin:
1895–1900; perh. < Sp gazapo sly customer, sharpie, lit., bunny, young rabbit, akin to Pg caçapo; Iberian Rom word of obscure orig.
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ga·ze·bo   (gə-zā'bō, -zē'-)   
n.   pl. ga·ze·bos or ga·ze·boes

  1. A freestanding, roofed, usually open-sided structure providing a shady resting place.

  2. A belvedere.


[Origin unknown.]
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Word Origin & History

gazebo 
1752, supposedly a facetious formation from gaze + -bo, L. first pers. sing. future tense suffix (cf. videbo "I shall see"), on model of earlier belvedere "cupola," from It. bello verde "handsome sight." But most likely a corruption of some oriental word.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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