Etymology: Swiss French, from çhalè 'herdsman's hut in the mountains', from Old , diminutive of 'farmhouse', from casalis 'house-like, house-related', from Latin casa 'house'.

Is the word chalet French?

Although chalets were originally the modest huts or cottages that Alpine herders lived in, over time the area became popular with skiers and vacationers, and chalet came to mean "mountainside holiday home." In Swiss-French, chalet means "herdsman's hut" or "Alpine cottage," from the Old French word chasel, "farmhouse."

What does chalet mean?

1 : a remote herdsman's hut in the Alps. 2a : a Swiss dwelling with unconcealed structural members and a wide overhang at the front and sides. b : a cottage or house in chalet style.