From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Bungalow \Bun"ga*low\, n. [Bengalee b[=a]ngl[=a]]
A thatched or tiled house or cottage, of a single story,
usually surrounded by a veranda. [India]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
bungalow
n 1: a small house with a single story [syn: bungalow,
cottage]