Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An open or partially enclosed shelter roofed with brush or branches, designed especially to provide shade.
- noun An open porch or breezeway.
- noun An arbor or trellis made of twined branches.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Spanish-speaking countries, a shelter made of branches; a bower of branches.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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With the money that she is now requesting, she will build a "ramada" (a roof made of wood and branches) to protect her from the rains.
Kiva Loans 2009
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With the money that she is now requesting, she will build a "ramada" (a roof made of wood and branches) to protect her from the rains.
Kiva Loans 2009
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"ramada" (a structure made with wooden posts and a roof of branches) for selling her juices and also buy fruit and ingredients for the juices.
Kiva Loans 2008
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When I finally left the fire and walked back to the shadows of our ramada, I realized that my bedding was enlarged.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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We got our possessions settled under the ramada, and Pearl Hand managed to trade a small pearl for a load of firewood.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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I propped a hand against the ramada pole, the wood smoothly polished and graying from exposure.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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I could see Back-from-the-Dead standing just under the ramada, listening carefully.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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I traded a bracelet for the use of a ramada since the night seemed warm.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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A shabby-looking ramada was attached to the southern side of the granary like an unwanted appendage.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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The following morning—appearing none the worse for his long night—Two Packs appeared at our ramada.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
mollusque commented on the word ramada
An arbor or an open porch.
December 16, 2007