veranda definition - Dictionary

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ve·ran·da [ və rándə ] (plural ve·ran·das) or ve·ran·dah [ və rándə ] (plural ve·ran·dahs)

noun

Definition:

porch: a porch, usually roofed and sometimes partly enclosed, that extends along an outside wall of a building

[Early 18th century. Via Hindi varaṇḍā< Portuguese varanda "railing, balcony"]

ve·ran·daed adjective

Regional History


	To refer to a large porch, especially with a suggestion of luxury, veranda is most common in the Middle and South Atlantic states. In the Gulf States piazza, especially in Lower Alabama, and gallery, which dominates the Lower Mississippi Valley out of New Orleans, are used much more frequently than veranda.