verandah

Variant of veranda

veranda definition

ve·randa or verandah ve·ran′·dah (və ran′də)

noun

an open porch or portico, usually roofed, along the outside of a building

Etymology: Anglo-Ind < Hindi & Beng < Port varanda, balcony < vara, pole, staff < L, wooden trestle, forked stick (for spreading out nets) < IE base *wa-, to bend apart > vacillate, vary

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