veranda

[ vuh-ran-duh ]

noun

1. Also ve·randah. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery.
2. piazza.

veranda

/ vəˈrændə /

noun

1. a porch or portico, sometimes partly enclosed, along the outside of a building
2. a canopy sheltering pedestrians in a shopping street

Derived Forms

• veˈrandaed, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of veranda¹

1705–15; < Hindi baraṇḍā, barāmdā < Persian bar āmadaḥ coming out (unless the Hindi word is < Portuguese varanda, Spanish baranda railing, balustrade; bar ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of veranda¹

C18: from Portuguese varanda railing; related to Hindi varandā railing

Example Sentences

Here, you’ll come across the ruins of the White Point Hot Springs Hotel, where guests once lounged in hot sulfur spring-fed swimming pools and shimmied the Charleston on the veranda.

From Los Angeles Times

The two-story Wawona Hotel, nearly encircled by a Spanish-style veranda, has 50 standard rooms with private bathrooms and 54 additional rooms with shared restrooms.

From Los Angeles Times

The agency published a video in which it showed security officials detaining a man in jeans and a black shirt who was sitting at a veranda outside a restaurant in central Moscow.

From New York Times

Listening to him on his veranda are four generations of his family.

From BBC

Part of the film’s fun is seeing a familiar Coen vernacular — memorable lines include “Tomorrow can wait a day” and the poetic phrase “slapping ham on the veranda” — filtered through a new generation of actors and a much different perspective.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• balcony
• lanai
• patio
• piazza
• platform
• portico
• stoop
• terrace