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noun, plural ga·ze·bos, ga·ze·boes.
- a structure, as an open or latticework pavilion or summerhouse, built on a site that provides an attractive view.
- a small roofed structure that is screened on all sides, used for outdoor entertaining and dining.
noun, plural ga·ze·bos.
noun plural -bos or -boes
- a summerhouse, garden pavilion, or belvedere, sited to command a view
1752, supposedly a facetious formation from gaze + -bo, Latin first person singular future tense suffix (cf. videbo “I shall see”), on model of earlier belvedere “cupola,” from Italian bello verde “handsome sight.” But perhaps rather a corruption of some oriental word.