Etymology

veranda

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Today it means: A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. Full definition →

First used 18th c.Portuguese varanda
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The story

  1. Portuguese · derived fromvaranda“balustrade; balcony”
  2. English todayveranda

An Indian English word of Indo-Portuguese origin, from Portuguese varanda (“balustrade; balcony”). Further etymology is unclear and disputed.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.

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