Etymology

chalet

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Today it means: An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves. Full definition →

First used late 18th c.French chalet ← Franco-Provençal çhalè
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  1. Franco-Provençal · derived fromçhalè“herdsman's hut in the mountains”
  2. French · borrowed fromchalet
  3. English todaychalet

Borrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 18th c. An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.

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