chalet
(noun) a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chalet (plural chalets)
An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves. [from late 18th c.]
• Thecla, elatch, laceth, letcha, thecal
Source: Wiktionary
Cha*let", n. Etym: [F.]
1. A herdsman's hut in the mountains of Switzerland. Chalets are summer huts for the Swiss herdsmen. Wordsworth.
2. A summer cottage or country house in the Swiss mountains; any country house built in the style of the Swiss cottages.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
