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vargueno

American  
[vahr-geyn-yoh] / vɑrˈgeɪn yoʊ /

noun

Spanish Furniture.

PLURAL

varguenos

  1. a fall-front desk of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having the form of a chest upon a small table.

Etymology

Origin of vargueno

< Spanish bargueño (work) of Bargas (town near Toledo)

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Vargueno, var-gā′nō, n. a form of cabinet made at Vargas in Spain, having a box-shaped body with lid, resting on columns, and opening at the bottom so as to serve as a writing-desk.

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