noun
ramada
ruh-MAH-duh
noun
1
A simple shelter or open-sided porch, typically covered with a roof of branches or thatch.
"They set up a ramada in the yard for shade during the summer barbecue."
"The desert campsite had a wooden ramada for shelter from the sun."
How to Use Ramada
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA basic open shelter, usually just a roof on posts, used for shade.
Common pairings
build a ramada
sit under a ramada
Word Forms
ramadas plural
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Etymology
From Spanish ramada, itself from rama, "branch" — describing the leafy branches once used to build the roof.