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ramada

noun/ɹəˈmɑːdə/

What It Means

A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.

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Ramada in Context

“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

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Borrowed from Spanish ramada, from rama (“branch”).

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