zaquizamí

Definitions of zaquizamí
  1. noun
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
    synonyms: barraca, cabaña, cambucho, casuca, casucha, chabola, chamizo, chiscón, choza, cobertizo, conejera, covacha, covachuela, cuartucho, cuchitril, cumucho, jacalón, quilombo, socucha, tabuco, tugurio, zahurda, zahúrda
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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
    floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
    synonyms: buharda, buhardilla, chiribitil, desván, guardilla, sobrado, sotabanco, ático
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    types:
    cija, henal, henar, henil, pajar
    a loft in a barn where hay is stored
    type of:
    piso, planta
    a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
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