noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɡəˈziːbəʊ/
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US:/ɡəˈziːboʊ/
rhymes with -iːbəʊ
CMU ARPABET:G AH0 Z IY1 B OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.
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 dismountable shelter comprising a roof or awning supported by poles, and often having removable sides; a canopy tent
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a gaudy, incongruous, or flimsy structure or object
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, derogatory
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a small roofed building affording shade and rest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: summerhouse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: building, edifice
Narrower terms: belvedere
History
Etymology
Possibly from gaze + Latin future indicative conjugation-ending -bō, as in vidēbō (“I will see”), comparable perhaps to lavabo from Latin lavābō (“I will wash”); alternatively from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba, “fort, casbah”), itself possibly refashioned after the former.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.