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châlet

châlet is the alternative form of chalet.

Meaning of chalet

Noun

chalet (plural chalets)

  1. An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
    • Toward the end of the war, Benoit was sent off on his own with forged papers; he wound up working as a horse groom at a chalet in the Loire valley. Mandelbrot describes this harrowing youth with great sangfroid.2013 January, Brian Hayes, “Father of Fractals”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, page 62
  2. (Singapore) A recreational lodge or small house within the grounds of a resort or country club dedicated to the uniformed services, used for events, staycations and other social gatherings.

Forms of châlet

pluralchâlets

Origin of châlet

Borrowed from French châlet.

Questions about châlet

What is châlet the alternative form of?
Châlet is the alternative form of chalet.

Words near châlet in the dictionary

  1. chytrids
  2. chyvalry
  3. Chyzh
  4. chz
  5. CHZs
  6. châlet
  7. châlets
  8. Châlons-en-Champagne
  9. Châlons-sur-Marne
  10. châssis
  11. château

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: châlet (page history and authors); chalet (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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