🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ベランダ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: beranda

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Véranda/ve.ʁɑ̃.da/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女はベランダで朝のコーヒーを楽しみ、日差しを浴びました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A roofed, open-air gallery or porch attached to a house.

    "She enjoyed her morning coffee on the veranda, soaking in the sunlight."
  2. 2

    A structure that serves as a transition space between the indoors and outdoors.

    "The veranda was decorated with potted plants and comfortable seating."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'véranda' originates from the Spanish 'veranda', which itself comes from the Portuguese 'varanda', meaning 'railing' or 'balcony'. The term evolved in the 17th century to refer to a roofed platform or porch, particularly in colonial architecture.

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