Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·hindi ·1700s
Verandah
from वरांडा (varāndā)
- Meaning
- A roofed porch attached to a house.
- Source word
- वरांडा (varāndā)
- Route into English
- Anglo-Indian; possibly Hindi/Bengali origin (debated — some claim Portuguese *varanda*).
- Arrived
- 1700s
English borrows.
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