noun
chalet
SHA-lay
Chalet (noun) means a wooden house or cabin, typically with a steeply sloped roof and wide eaves, in an Alpine style. Example: “They rented a cozy chalet for their skiing holiday.”
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A wooden house or cabin, typically with a steeply sloped roof and wide eaves, in an Alpine style.
"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."
— Brian Hayes, Father of Fractals (2013)
"They rented a cozy chalet for their skiing holiday."
"Smoke curled from the chimney of the mountain chalet."
How to use chalet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA wooden mountain cabin or lodge, often associated with ski resorts.
Common pairings
ski chalet
mountain chalet
rent a chalet
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Word forms
- Plural
- chalets
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Etymology
Borrowed from French chalet, originally a herdsman's hut in the mountains of the Franco-Provençal region.
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What does “chalet” mean?
The word “chalet” means a wooden house or cabin, typically with a steeply sloped roof and wide eaves, in an Alpine style. In plain terms, a wooden mountain cabin or lodge, often associated with ski resorts.
How do you pronounce “chalet”?
“Chalet” is pronounced SHA-lay (/ˈʃæleɪ/ in IPA).
How do you use “chalet” in a sentence?
Here is “chalet” used in a sentence: “They rented a cozy chalet for their skiing holiday.”
What part of speech is “chalet”?
“Chalet” is a noun.
Where does the word “chalet” come from?
The word “chalet” comes from French. Borrowed from French chalet, originally a herdsman's hut in the mountains of the Franco-Provençal region.
