Meaning & use
ramada
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An open-sided shelter with a roof, typically made of branches or lattice, providing shade.
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Visitors rested under the ramada to escape the desert sun.
The park added a new ramada with picnic tables near the trailhead.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Spanish, where it originally referred to a shaded bower or resting place; the term is common in the southwestern United States.
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shelterarbor
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