(also ver·an·dah ) / vəˈrændə; NAmE / noun
1.
( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually porch ) a platform with an open front and a roof, built onto the side of a house on the ground floor :
After dinner, we sat talking on the veranda.
2.
( AustralE , NZE ) a roof over the part of the street where people walk in front of a shop / store
SYN awning
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Hindi varaṇḍā , from Portuguese varanda railing.