noun
chalet
SHA-lay
noun
1
A wooden house or cabin, typically with a steeply sloped roof and wide eaves, in an Alpine style.
"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
Word Forms
chalets plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French chalet, originally a herdsman's hut in the mountains of the Franco-Provençal region.