Veranda

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Veranda \Ve*ran"da\, n. [A word brought by the English from
     India; of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. vara[.n][dsdot]a, Pg.
     varanda, Sp. baranda, Malay baranda.] (Arch.)
     An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling
     house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See {Loggia}.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           The house was of adobe, low, with a wide veranda on the
           three sides of the inner court.          --Mrs. H. H.
                                                    Jackson.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  veranda
       n : a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly
           enclosed) [syn: {verandah}, {gallery}]