cabane

cabin

noun kah-BAHN Less Common

Origin: Old Provençal 'cabana' (hut)

Also means

hut

Usage Note

Cabane refers to a small, simple shelter — a garden shed, a log cabin, or a rough hut. Une cabane dans les arbres is a tree house, a popular childhood image in French culture. It is more rustic than chalet (mountain lodge) or maisonnette (small house). Cabane is also informal slang for prison in some registers.

Examples

"Ils ont construit une cabane en bois."

Natural Translation

They built a wooden cabin.

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