VERANDA


Meaning of VERANDA in English

noun

or ve·ran·dah və̇ˈrandə, -raan-

( -s )

Etymology: partly from Hindi varaṇḍdā, baraṇḍā; akin to Bengali bārāṇḍā veranda, lexical Sanskrit varaṇḍa; partly from Portuguese varanda; akin to Spanish baranda railing, balustrade, Provençal barando, Catalan barana

: a usually roofed open gallery or portico attached to the exterior of a building and used for sitting out of doors : piazza , porch — compare loggia

Synonyms: see balcony

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.