chalet
noun/ʃæˈleɪ/
Frequency rank: #12,231 most common English word
Meaning
a wooden house or cottage with a steeply sloping roof, typical of the Swiss Alps.
Example sentence
The family spent their winter holiday in chalet nestled among the snowy mountains.
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