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chalet
(s̸hal ā′, s̸hal′ā)
noun
- a herdsman's hut or cabin in the Swiss Alps
- a type of Swiss house, built of wood with balconies and overhanging eaves
- any house, cottage, lodge, etc. built in this style
Origin: Swiss-Fr, prob. dim. of OFr chasel, farmhouse < VL *casalis, belonging to a house < L casa, a house, cabin
See chalet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A wooden dwelling with a sloping roof and widely overhanging eaves, common in Switzerland and other Alpine regions.b. A cottage or lodge built in this style.
- The hut of a herder in the Swiss Alps.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Swiss French
Origin: , possibly diminutive of *cala, shelter
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