Chalet
Pronunciation : Cha*let"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F.]
Definition : 1. A herdsman's hut in the mountains of Switzerland. Chalets are summer huts for the Swiss herdsmen. Wordsworth.
2. A summer cottage or country house in the Swiss mountains; any country house built in the style of the Swiss cottages.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913