Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Veranda \Ve*ran"da\, n. [A word brought by the English from
   India; of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. vara??a, Pg. varanda,
   Sp. baranda, Malay baranda.] (Arch.)
   An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling
   house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See {Loggia}.

         The house was of adobe, low, with a wide veranda on the
         three sides of the inner court.          --Mrs. H. H.
                                                  Jackson.

Source : WordNet®

veranda
     n : a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly
         enclosed) [syn: {verandah}, {gallery}]