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viga

noun vi·ga \ˈvē-gə\

Definition of VIGA

:  one of the heavy rafters and especially a log supporting the roof in American Indian and Spanish architecture of the Southwest
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Origin of VIGA

Spanish, beam, rafter
First Known Use: 1844

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