veranda C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /vɝˈændə/ UK /vəˈɹæn.də/ See IPA manual Freq #25171 Meanings 1 noun a porch along the outside of a building, sometimes partly enclosed The guests enjoyed a smoke on the veranda. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a porch along the outside... gallery More verandahpatioporticostoop Word family Forms verandas Related forms porch Etymology An Indian English word of Indo-Portuguese origin, from Portuguese varanda (“balustrade; balcony”). Further etymology is unclear and disputed. varanda Portuguese View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # veranda **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /vɝˈændə/ **IPA (UK):** /vəˈɹæn.də/ **Frequency rank:** 25171 ## Meanings 1. a porch along the outside of a building, sometimes partly enclosed ## Examples - The guests enjoyed a smoke on the veranda. ## Synonyms - gallery - verandah - patio - portico - stoop ## Related Forms - porch ## Roots and Affixes - Root: varanda ## Etymology An Indian English word of Indo-Portuguese origin, from Portuguese varanda (“balustrade; balcony”). Further etymology is unclear and disputed. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown