bungalow: Meaning and Definition of

bun•ga•low

1. a cottage of one story.
2. (in India) a one-storied thatched or tiled house, usually surrounded by a veranda.
3. (in the U.S.) a derivation of the Indian house type, popular esp. during the first quarter of the 20th century, usually having one and a half stories, a widely bracketed gable roof, and a multi-windowed dormer and frequently built of rustic materials.