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veranda
noun
[ vəˈrandə ]
• a roofed platform along the outside of a house, level with the ground floor.
• "I'll be on the veranda"
Origin:
early 18th century: from Hindi varaṇḍā, from Portuguese varanda ‘railing, balustrade’.