Meaning & use
Vigas
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Rough-hewn wooden roof beams, typically left exposed and protruding through exterior adobe walls, traditional in Southwestern U.S. and Pueblo architecture.
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The adobe house had vigas jutting out beneath the roofline.
Builders restoring the mission used pine vigas cut in the traditional style.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Spanish "viga" (beam), the term is closely associated with Pueblo and Santa Fe-style architecture.
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roof beams
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