chalet


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chalet /ˈʃaleɪ/
noun
  • 1 a wooden house with overhanging eaves, typically in the Swiss Alps.
  • 2 a small cabin used by holidaymakers, forming a unit within a holiday complex.
– origin C18: from Swiss Fr., dimin. of OFr. chasel ‘farmstead’.
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