bungalow
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈbʌŋɡələʊ//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈbʌŋɡl̩əʊ//
- États-Unis//ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ//
- États-Unis//ˈbʌŋɡl̩oʊ//
- Inde//ˈbəŋɡ(ə).lɔː//
A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
nom
- 1
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.
the proprietor of the little tin bungalow that did duty for a garage
Slowly she turned round and faced towards a neat white bungalow, set some way back from the path behind a low hedge of golden privet. No light showed, but someone there was playing the piano. The strange elusiveness of the soft, insistent melody seemed to draw her forward.
- 2
A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
Following the rule adopted in most tropical countries, a bungalow style of house was chosen.
- 3
A chalet or lodge.
- 4
A detached, freestanding house or mansion.
Étymologie
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.
Formes
- pluriel
- bungalows
bungalow · A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
bunk · One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.Bunk · A surname.bunker · A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground,…