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bungalow

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A small house, often low and with a wide porch or veranda. In modern English it usually suggests a modest, single-story home.

Detailed Definition
A bungalow is a type of house that became especially common in the 20th century, often built low to the ground and designed for easy living. In poetry or prose, it can help set a domestic, cozy, or suburban scene. Here it identifies Pauline’s home as a specific kind of dwelling.
Example
Example in poetry:
“En un pequeño y pintoresco bungalow, en las afueras de la ciudad,” places intimacy in a modest one-story home; “Our bungalow crouched beneath bougainvillea,” where architecture mirrors shelter; In a colonial-era landscape, “the bungalow’s veranda faced the monsoon,” suggesting history and place; “She rented a bungalow by the freeway, / one room bright with basil,” gives the word contemporary domestic scale
Additional Notes
The word appears in the line quoted, and while understandable from context, it is a more specialized housing term than everyday vocabulary.; Found in the poem, Pauline y la locura de los zorros by Richard
Also Known As
cottage bungalow home single-story dwelling rustic retreat
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