rondavel

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Definition von rondavel im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A traditional circular house, typically with a conical roof

The buildings consisted of two iingxande (or rectangular houses) and seven stately rondavels (superior huts), all washed in white lime, dazzling even in the light of the setting sun.

{i} (in South Africa) circular hut or other dwelling (cabin, cottage) covered with a conical thatched roof

Etymologie

() From South African Dutch rondawel ( > Afrikaans rondawel), of uncertain origin.