noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK, US:/vəˈɹæn.də/
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rhymes with -ændə
CMU ARPABET:V ER0 AE1 N D AH0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: verandah, gallery
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: porch
Narrower terms: lanai
History
Etymology
An Indian English word of Indo-Portuguese origin, from Portuguese varanda (“balustrade; balcony”). Further etymology is unclear and disputed.
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
شُرْفَة
(šurfa)
— roofed open gallery
Arabic:
فَارَنْدَة
(fāranda)
— roofed open gallery
Arabic:
ڤراندة
— roofed open gallery
Armenian:
ծածկապատշգամբ
(cackapatšgamb)
— roofed open gallery
Armenian:
վերանդա
(veranda)
— roofed open gallery
Bengali:
বারান্দা
(baranda)
— roofed open gallery
Bhojpuri:
बरामदा
(barāmədā)
— roofed open gallery
Bulgarian:
вера́нда
(veránda)
— roofed open gallery
Burmese:
ဝရန်တာ
(wa.ranta)
— roofed open gallery
Chinese Mandarin:
陽台
(yángtái)
— roofed open gallery
Ngazidja Comorian:
ɓaraza
— roofed open gallery
Czech:
veranda
— roofed open gallery
Danish:
veranda
— roofed open gallery
Esperanto:
verando
— roofed open gallery
Estonian:
veranda
— roofed open gallery
Finnish:
kuisti
— roofed open gallery
Finnish:
veranta
— roofed open gallery
French:
véranda
— roofed open gallery
Georgian:
ვერანდა
(veranda)
— roofed open gallery
German:
Veranda
— roofed open gallery
Greek:
βεράντα
(veránta)
— roofed open gallery
Ancient Greek:
αἴθουσα
(aíthousa)
— roofed open gallery
Hebrew:
אכסדרה
(akhsadrá)
— roofed open gallery
Hindi:
बरामदा
(barāmdā)
— roofed open gallery
Hindi:
बरण्डा
(baraṇḍā)
— roofed open gallery
Hungarian:
veranda
— roofed open gallery
Icelandic:
verönd
— roofed open gallery
Irish:
vearanda
— roofed open gallery
Italian:
veranda
— roofed open gallery
Japanese:
ベランダ
(beranda)
— roofed open gallery
Kabuverdianu:
varanda
— roofed open gallery
Korean:
베란다
(beranda)
— roofed open gallery
Latin:
subdiale
— roofed open gallery
Macedonian:
вера́нда
(veránda)
— roofed open gallery
Māori:
mahau
— roofed open gallery
Māori:
whakamahau
— roofed open gallery
Mauritian Creole:
lavarang
— roofed open gallery
Mwani:
lupenu
— roofed open gallery
Khiamniungan Naga:
ûichìu
— roofed open gallery
Norwegian:
veranda
— roofed open gallery
Occitan:
veranda
— roofed open gallery
Persian:
برآمده
(bar-âmde)
— roofed open gallery
Persian:
ایوان
(eyvân)
— roofed open gallery
Polish:
weranda
— roofed open gallery
Portuguese:
varanda
— roofed open gallery
Portuguese:
alpendre
— roofed open gallery
Romani:
baramda
— roofed open gallery
Romanian:
verandă
— roofed open gallery
Russian:
вера́нда
(veránda)
— roofed open gallery
Scottish Gaelic:
for-sheòmar
— roofed open gallery
Serbo-Croatian:
вѐра̄нда
— roofed open gallery
Serbo-Croatian:
vèrānda
— roofed open gallery
Slovak:
veranda
— roofed open gallery
Spanish:
porche
— roofed open gallery
Spanish:
galería
— roofed open gallery
Swahili:
varanda
— roofed open gallery
Swedish:
veranda
— roofed open gallery
Tagalog:
beranda
— roofed open gallery
Tày:
cai
— roofed open gallery
Tibetan:
གཡབ
(g.yab)
— roofed open gallery
Tibetan:
ཀ་ཕིབས
(ka phibs)
— roofed open gallery
Turkish:
veranda
— roofed open gallery
Ukrainian:
веранда
(veranda)
— roofed open gallery
