chalet/ˈʃæleɪ/EtymologyBorrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”).chalet means an alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.nounAn alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.“Toward the end of the war, Benoit was sent off on his own with forged papers; he wound up working as a horse groom at a chalet in the Loire valley. Mandelbrot describes this harrowing youth with great sangfroid.”A recreational lodge or small house within the grounds of a resort or country club dedicated to the uniformed services, used for events, staycations and other social gatherings.