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veranda

ve·randa

UK/vəˈɹæn.də/ US/vɜrˈændʌ/ uncommon

noun

Origin

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

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