bahareque
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Etymology edit
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bahareque (uncountable)
- Construction material similar to adobe, consisting of clay or mud reinforced with sticks or canes.
- 2015, Claudia Nieto-Sanchez et al., “Positive deviance study to inform a Chagas disease control program in southern Ecuador”, in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz[1], volume 110, :
- Even though some participants think adobe houses are more beautiful and safe than bahareque constructions, others have chosen bricks and cement as alternatives to reinforce or extend their basic constructions.
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Noun edit
bahareque m (plural bahareques)
Further reading edit
- “bahareque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014