bungalow
Meanings
Plural: bungalows
Noun
- a small house with a single story
- A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
- A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
- A chalet or lodge
- A detached, freestanding house or mansion
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo, “Bengali-style house; a detached house situated between a garden or a field”). Compare Hindi बंगला (baṅglā, “Bengali”), Bengali বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengal”). Doublet of bangalo.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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