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καλύβα — meaning in English

kalyva

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English meaning

  • hut noun A small, simple shelter, usually just one room, built from whatever materials are on hand.
  • shack noun A small, roughly built hut or cabin.
  • shanty noun A small, roughly built hut or shack, often makeshift.
  • shed noun A small, simple structure used for storage or shelter, usually in a garden or yard.

Senses

καλύβα is used for these senses in English:

  • hut A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.
  • hut A small wooden shed.
  • shack A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
  • shed A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.

hut — full definition

  1. noun A small, simple shelter, usually just one room, built from whatever materials are on hand.
  2. noun A small shed made of wood.
  3. verb To give someone shelter in a hut, or to take shelter in one.
  4. intj A shouted signal a quarterback uses to start the play.

shack — full definition

  1. noun A small, roughly built hut or cabin.
  2. verb To live somewhere casually, especially with a romantic partner (usually "shack up").

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