VIGA

Meaning of VIGA in English

[ 'vi:gə ]

■ noun US a rough-hewn roof timber, especially in an adobe building.

Origin

from Sp.

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VIGA — noun Etymology: Spanish, beam, rafter Date: 1844 one of the heavy rafters and especially a log supporting the roof in …
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VIGA — ˈvēgə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, beam, rafter : one of the heavy rafters that is often a log …
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VIGA — /vee"geuh/ , n. a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction. [ 1835-45; ]
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VIGA — noun Etymology: Spanish, beam, rafter Date: 1844 : one of the heavy rafters and especially a log supporting the roof …
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VIGA — [vi.ga] n [Sp, beam, rafter] (1844): one of the heavy rafters and esp. a log supporting the roof in American …
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VIGA — n. Pronunciation: ' v ē -g ə Function: noun Etymology: Spanish, beam, rafter Date: 1844 : one of the heavy …
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