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veranda

/vəˈændə/vur-AN-duh
/vɚˈændə/vur-AN-duh

Meaninga forked pole

Common meaning: a roofed porch

Journey through time

  1. Latinvara‘a forked pole’source
  2. Portuguesemeaning shiftsa forked pole → a balconyvaranda‘a balcony’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa balcony → a roofed porchveranda‘a roofed porch’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin vara ‘a forked pole’.

Roots

  • vara Latin “a forked pole”

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