veranda

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Boulte ate his breakfast, advised her to see her Arab pony fed in the veranda, and went out."
• "No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait."
• "Our part of the veranda did not hang over the gorge, but edged the meadow where half a dozen large and sleek horses had stopped grazing to join us."