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veranda

/vəˈɹæn.də/ noun

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  1. A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Origin

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

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