gazebo
/ɡəˈziːboʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.71 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.
Example Sentences
- "Ann dye Ned inn a gaze ay beau a pun a past Eye maid off any Sun ("and dined in a gazebo upon a pasty made of venison")"
- "over which is a gazebo room 10 feet square"
- "She led them around the back of the yard, where a gray, tired-looking gazebo perched at the edge of the oak trees."
- "They started screwing aluminium rods together, like they were going to assemble a gazebo."
- "Canopy tents go by a lot of names: screen houses, outdoor canopies, camping shelters, day tents, camping gazebos, patio shelters, portable shelters, and (our favorite) portable gazebos."
- "It has been a tough year in hospitality, but brave souls continue to dream big and set out their stalls delivering tasty specialty food at keen prices from horseboxes, trucks and gazebos."
Etymology
Possibly from gaze + Latin future indicative conjugation-ending -bō, as in vidēbō (“I will see”), comparable perhaps to lavabo from Latin lavābō (“I will wash”); alternatively from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba, “fort, casbah”), itself possibly refashioned after the former.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, lavābō, قَصَبَة, ق ص ب
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡəˈziːboʊ/
- British English: /ɡəˈziːbəʊ/