chalet
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chalet
- /ˈʃæleɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”).
noun chalets · châlet
- 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.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cabin, cottage, lodge, villa, mansion, retreat, châlet, lean-to, buron, adirondack lean-to, shack, rough slant, shieling, shanty, cottage orné, cookshed
Translations
Talk about this word "chalet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chalet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chalet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chalet "chalet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chalet.Cite this
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title = {chalet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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