[vuh-ran-duh] 
| 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. |
| ve·ran·da or ve·ran·dah (və-rān'də) 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).] |