Ramada
/rəˈmɑːdə/noun
A roadside shelter or open structure, especially one with a roof and no walls.
Did you know?Spanish ramada comes from ramada/ramo, from Latin ramus meaning “branch,” so the original image is literally a roof of branches — a word rooted in nature’s first shelter.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
ramus
“branch”
Medieval Latin
Latin
ramata
“a branched or branch-built shelter”
Spanish
Spanish
ramada
“a shelter made of branches; a bower or arbor”
20th Century
English
ramada
“an open roadside shelter or pavilion, especially in the southwestern United States”