cobertizo

Definitions of cobertizo
  1. noun
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
    synonyms: barraca, cabaña, cambucho, casuca, casucha, chabola, chamizo, chiscón, choza, conejera, covacha, covachuela, cuartucho, cuchitril, cumucho, jacalón, quilombo, socucha, tabuco, tugurio, zahurda, zahúrda, zaquizamí
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    types:
    iglú
    an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
    type of:
    refugio
    a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
  2. noun
    rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
    synonyms: alpende
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    type of:
    amparo
    protective covering that provides protection from the weather
  3. noun
    an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
    synonyms: barraca
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    types:
    abejar, colmenar
    a shed containing a number of beehives
    carbonera
    a shed for storing coal
    leñera, leñero
    a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
    type of:
    accesoria, anejo, anexo, dependencia
    a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
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