engawa

engawa
/eng gah"wah/, n.
a floor extension at one side of a Japanese-style house, usually facing a yard or garden and serving as passageway and sitting space.
[ < Japn, equiv. to en edge, veranda ( < MChin, equiv. to Chin yuán) + -gawa comb. form of kawa (earlier kafa) side]

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