chalet
chalet
noun sha-LEH Rare
Origin: Franco-Provençal chalet 'mountain hut'
Also means
mountain cabin
Usage Note
Chalet originally denoted Alpine shepherds' huts; today it refers to wooden mountain holiday homes. In Swiss and French ski resort culture, louer un chalet ('to rent a chalet') is the standard holiday arrangement. The word is now also used internationally for any decorative timber lodge.
Examples
"Nous passons Noël dans un chalet à la montagne."
Natural Translation
We spend Christmas in a chalet in the mountains.

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