a covered porch for shade, sometimes thatched
Origin of ramada
American Spanishramada
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ramada
noun
Southwestern US- a. A roofed, open-sided structure providing shade and protection from rain.b. An open or partially enclosed shelter roofed with brush or branches, designed especially to provide shade.c. An open porch or breezeway.
- An arbor or trellis made of twined branches.
Origin of ramada
Spanish from rama branch from Vulgar Latin rāma from Latin rāmus ; see ramify .
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Noun
(plural ramadas)
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