ベランダ

Japanese

Etymology

From English veranda, from Hindi बरामदा (barāmdā), from Portuguese varanda.

Noun

ベランダ • (beranda) 

1. veranda

Usage notes

In Japanese, this word is often used to refer to roofed balconies, while バルコニー (barukonī) usually refers to roofless ones.

Synonyms

• バルコニー (barukonī)

References

• Eizo, Katsuya (1916 February 12) “ベランダー [veranda]”, in 外来語辞典 [gairaigo dictionary] (in Japanese), 訂増 edition, Tokyo: 二松堂書店 (Futamatsudō shoten), →DOI, page 564: “(英) ― (from English)”