Veranda
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /vəˈɹæn.də/
Alternative forms
Origin
From Hindi बरामदा or बरणà¥à¤¡à¤¾, from Portuguese varanda ("balustrade; balcony") (Spanish baranda).
Full definition of veranda
Noun
veranda
(plural verandas)- A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. from 18th c.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 4, No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.
- 1956, Delano Ames, Crime out of Mind Chapter 7, Our part of the veranda did not hang over the gorge, but edged the meadow where half a dozen large and sleek horses had stopped grazing to join us.