bungalow
/ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
noun
A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
noun
A detached, freestanding house or mansion.
Example Sentences
- "My aunt can't manage the stairs any more, so she's moving to a bungalow."
- "the proprietor of the little tin bungalow that did duty for a garage"
- "Slowly she turned round and faced towards a neat white bungalow, set some way back from the path behind a low hedge of golden privet. No light showed, but someone there was playing the piano. The strange elusiveness of the soft, insistent melody seemed to draw her forward."
- "Following the rule adopted in most tropical countries, a bungalow style of house was chosen."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: બંગલો
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
- British English: /ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/