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chalet

noun · 3 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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  • /ˈʃæleɪ/
  • rhymes with -eɪ
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AE1 L EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: SH AH0 L EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A recreational lodge or small house within the grounds of a resort or country club dedicated to the uniformed services, used for events, staycations and other social gatherings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Singapore

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: house

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”).

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شاليه (ŝālé) — type of wooden house
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小屋 (xiǎowū) — type of wooden house
  • Czech: chata — type of wooden house
  • Esperanto: ĉaledo — type of wooden house
  • Finnish: alppimaja — type of wooden house
  • Finnish: alppitalo — type of wooden house
  • French: chalet — type of wooden house
  • German: Chalet — type of wooden house
  • Hungarian: faház — type of wooden house
  • Hungarian: bungaló — type of wooden house
  • Hungarian: nyaraló — type of wooden house
  • Hungarian: nyári lak — type of wooden house
  • Hungarian: alpesi ház (ikó) — type of wooden house
  • Ido: kabano montala — type of wooden house
  • Italian: chalet — type of wooden house
  • Japanese: シャレー (sharē) — type of wooden house
  • Malay: chalet — type of wooden house
  • Mòcheno: schutzhitt — type of wooden house
  • Polish: koliba — type of wooden house
  • Polish: chata — type of wooden house
  • Portuguese: chalé — type of wooden house
  • Romanian: cabană — type of wooden house
  • Russian: шале́ (šalé) — type of wooden house
  • Slovak: koliba — type of wooden house
  • Spanish: chalé — type of wooden house
  • Spanish: chalet — type of wooden house
  • Turkish: şale — type of wooden house
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