BUNGALOW


Meaning of BUNGALOW in English

/bung"geuh loh'/ , n.

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.

[ 1670-80; bangla lit., of Bengal ]

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