bungalow.
A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
Meaning & usage
A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
My aunt can't manage the stairs any more, so she's moving to a bungalow.
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.
Where this word comes from
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 and Bangla.
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