verandah

ve·ran·da or ve·ran·dah  (v-rnd)

n.

A porch or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. Also called regionally gallery.

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[Hindi vara, probably from Portuguese varanda (perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin *barra, barrier, bar).]

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Noun

1.

verandah - a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) veranda, gallery lanai - a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room porch - a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance