ramada
/ɹəˈmɑːdə/
ramada noun: a simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
Noun
ramada (plural ramadas)
- A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
- They sat in the shade of the pole and brush ramada in front of the place and sipped their drinks and looked out at the desolate stillness of the little crossroads at noon.1992, Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses
- As protection against the fierce heat, he caused a ramada to be constructed over and around his tent, which he employed only for sleeping.2006, Wayne R Kime, Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, page 23
Forms of ramada
| plural | ramadas |
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Origin of ramada
Borrowed from Spanish ramada, from rama (“branch”).
Words that rhyme with ramada
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Questions about ramada
- What does ramada mean?
- Ramada means a simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
- What part of speech is ramada?
- Ramada is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ramada?
- Ramada is pronounced /ɹəˈmɑːdə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ramada?
- The plural of ramada is ramadas.
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