veranda

ve·ran·da

noun \və-ˈran-də\

Definition of VERANDA

: a usually roofed open gallery or portico attached to the exterior of a building

Variants of VERANDA

ve·ran·da or ve·ran·dah \və-ˈran-də\

Examples of VERANDA

1. <whiling away the afternoon from the inn's wide veranda>

Origin of VERANDA

Hindi & Urdu varaṇḍā

First Known Use: 1711

Related to VERANDA

Synonyms: gallery [Southern & Midland], lanai, piazza [dialect], stoop, porch (or verandah)

Related Words: galilee, portico; sleeping porch, solarium, sunporch, sunroom (also sun parlor); porte cochere

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Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with VERANDA

Miranda, red panda