lanai

plural lanais

1. FloridaHawaiiA Hawaiian-style roofed patio.

   ‘If they vomit in the lanai, that's for the butler to handle.’

   1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 22

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   In Honolulu, Nancy Peacock, an architect, said her clients increasingly requested “punees,” as daybeds are known in Hawaii — sometimes on the lanai, the covered porch of the house.

   2007 March 11, Tracie Rozhon, “To Have, Hold and Cherish, Until Bedtime”, in New York Times

   Afterward, Lili‘u and Stevenson found time to talk quietly with each other on the bungalow's lānai.

   2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 158

alternative Lana'i

1. The sixth largest island of Hawaii, mostly privately owned.

   While in Hawaii, he [Elon Musk] has resided at places owned by the billionaire Larry Ellison on the island of Lanai.

   2024 December 30, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Ryan Mac, “How Elon Musk Has Planted Himself Almost Literally at Trump’s Doorstep”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Synonyms: Pineapple Island