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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yángtái
"我们在阳台上喝茶聊天。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A roofed platform along the outside of a house, level with the ground floor.
"We sat on the veranda in the evening to enjoy the cool breeze." - 2
A large open porch or gallery extending along the front and sides of a building.
"The colonial-style hotel featured a wrap-around veranda overlooking the tropical gardens."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Hindi 'varanḍā', ultimately from Portuguese 'varanda' (balcony, railing) or Spanish 'baranda', entering English during the British colonial period in India. The term was adopted to describe a roofed, open-air gallery or porch attached to the exterior of a building.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Veranda" is said worldwide
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véranda
Transliteration: veranda
"Nous avons pris le thé sur la véranda."
Veranda
Transliteration: Veranda
"Sie saßen abends gemütlich auf der Veranda."
veranda
Transliteration: veranda
"La casa ha una bellissima veranda fiorita."
veranda
Transliteration: veranda
"Descansábamos en la veranda mientras llovía."
varanda
Transliteration: varanda
"Sentamos na varanda para ver o pôr do sol."
बरामदा
Transliteration: baramdā
"हम शाम को बरामदे में बैठे थे।"
阳台
Transliteration: yángtái
"我们在阳台上喝茶聊天。"
대청
Transliteration: daechung
"우리는 시원한 대청마루에 앉아 수박을 먹었다."
ベランダ
Transliteration: beranda
"夕方、私たちはベランダで涼んだ。"
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