chalet
Pronunciation: /ʃa.lɛ/
“chalet” is a French word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In French
- Cabane sur l’alpage, où s’abritent les bergers pendant l’été et où ils font les fromages.
- Maison de campagne, maison de plaisance de style rustique.
- Lampe suspendue au plafond.
Etymology
Swiss French, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”), from Old Franco-Provençal chaslet, diminutive of chasel (“farmhouse”), from Late Latin casalis (“house-like, house-related”), from Latin casa (“house”).
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