Well attestedFrom the people of the place
bungalow
noun · first attested 17th century
The house type is named for Bengal.
A low house, often of one storey, with a wide veranda.
Record
- Relationship
- From the people of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 17th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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- Step 1
Bengal
- Step 2
bangla
- In English
bungalow
Hindi and Gujarati bangla means “Bengali,” a house in the Bengal style. English borrowed the regional adjective as the name of a low, verandaed dwelling.
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