noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbʌŋɡl̩əʊ/
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General-American:/ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
General-American:/ˈbʌŋɡl̩oʊ/
India:/ˈbəŋɡ(ə).lɔː/
rhymes with -əʊ
CMU ARPABET:B AH1 NG G AH0 L OW2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
My aunt can't manage the stairs any more, so she's moving to a bungalow.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A chalet or lodge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Atlantic-Canada
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A detached, freestanding house or mansion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a small house with a single story
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cottage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: house
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo, “Bengali-style house; a detached house situated between a garden or a field”). Compare Hindi बंगला (baṅglā, “Bengali”), Bengali বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengal”). Doublet of bangalo and Bangla.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ամառանոց
(amaṙanocʻ)
— single-storey house
Bengali:
বাংলা
(baṅla)
— single-storey house
Bulgarian:
бунгало
(bungalo)
— single-storey house
Catalan:
bungalou
— single-storey house
Chinese Mandarin:
平房
(píngfáng)
— single-storey house
Czech:
bungalov
— single-storey house
Danish:
bungalow
— single-storey house
Dutch:
bungalow
— single-storey house
Esperanto:
bangalo
— single-storey house
Finnish:
pientalo
— single-storey house
Georgian:
ბუნგალო
(bungalo)
— single-storey house
German:
Bungalow
— single-storey house
German:
eingeschossiges Haus
— single-storey house
Greek:
μπανγκαλόου
(bangkalóou)
— single-storey house
Greenlandic:
bungalowi
— single-storey house
Hindi:
बँगला
(baṅglā)
— single-storey house
Hindi:
बंगला
(baṅglā)
— single-storey house
Hungarian:
bungaló
— single-storey house
Hungarian:
egyszintes ház
— single-storey house
Irish:
bungaló
— single-storey house
Japanese:
バンガロー
(bangarō)
— single-storey house
Korean:
방갈로
(banggallo)
— single-storey house
Northern Kurdish:
bungalo
— single-storey house
Northern Kurdish:
kolik
— single-storey house
Northern Kurdish:
holik
— single-storey house
Northern Kurdish:
koxik
— single-storey house
Malay:
banglo
— single-storey house
Marathi:
बंगला
(baṅglā)
— single-storey house
Persian:
بنگله
(bangale)
— single-storey house
Portuguese:
bangalô
— single-storey house
Russian:
да́ча
(dáča)
— single-storey house
Russian:
бу́нга́ло
(búngálo)
— single-storey house
Slovene:
bungalov
— single-storey house
Spanish:
bungaló
— single-storey house
Tagalog:
bunggalo
— single-storey house
Thai:
บังกะโล
(bang-gà-loo)
— single-storey house
Turkish:
bungalov
— single-storey house
Urdu:
بنگلہ
(baṅglā)
— single-storey house
Vietnamese:
boong-ga-lô
— single-storey house
Vietnamese:
bung-ga-lô
— single-storey house
Vietnamese:
bun-ga-lô
— single-storey house
Welsh:
byngalo
— single-storey house
Danish:
bungalow
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
Finnish:
bungalow
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
Georgian:
ბუნგალო
(bungalo)
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
German:
Bungalow
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
Gujarati:
બંગલો
(baṅglo)
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
Gujarati:
બંગલી
(baṅglī)
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
Hindi:
बंगला
(baṅglā)
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
Hindi:
बँगला
(baṅglā)
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
Hungarian:
bungaló
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
Irish:
bungaló
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
Japanese:
バンガロー
(bangarō)
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
Russian:
бунга́ло
(bungálo)
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
Russian:
бу́нгало
(búngalo)
— one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah
