varanda

Portuguese

varanda

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly from Latin vāra (“fork, tripod”) and related to Spanish baranda.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.ˈɾɐ̃.dɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ˈɾɐ̃.dɐ/
Hyphenation: va‧ran‧da

Noun

varanda f (plural varandas)

balcony, veranda, terrace
porch

Derived terms

varandim

Descendants

Hindi: बरामदा (barāmdā), बरण्डा (baraṇḍā)
- English: veranda, verandah
  - French: véranda
  - German: Veranda
Indonesian: beranda

Further reading

varanda on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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