chalet

(s̸hal ā, s̸halā)

noun

  1. a herdsman's hut or cabin in the Swiss Alps
    1. a type of Swiss house, built of wood with balconies and overhanging eaves
    2. 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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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