rondavel

noun

1. (South-Africa)A traditional circular design of house, typically with a conical roof, commonly thatched. Still used in rural regions, but also popular as a theme in the ambience of resorts, either as chalets or as cheap utility buildings.

   “For instance those households which only have a single dwelling unit may use it as a kitchen, living room and sleeping room whether it be a hut, a rondavel or a house.”

   “The buildings consisted of two iingxande (or rectangular houses) and seven stately rondavels (superior huts), all washed in white lime, dazzling even in the light of the setting sun.”