viga

[ vee-guh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.

Origin of viga¹

Borrowed into English from Spanish around 1835–45

It also shows a forked viga or ceiling beam, which is quite unusual.

He hastened away from such an unhealthy proximity, and came to La Viga.

An illustration of the mode of administering such an oath occurs in Viga Glum's Saga.

Benito nodded to Ned and they pulled again into the center of La Viga.

Of his property and of that of Viga, little or nothing has appeared.

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