biga

beam, as in a large piece of wood or metal serving a structural role in a building

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbi.ɣə]

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: viga

Cognate with Spanish: viga

Cognate with Occitan: biga

In summary

Uncertain; probably from Latin bīga (“tree-trunk”). Cognate with Portuguese viga, Spanish viga, Occitan biga.

Concepts

beam

rafter

timber

girder

arbor

balk

span

baulk

Synonyms

travesser

jàssera

Translations

poutre

viga

trave

trave

viga

Balken

belka

trabs

poutrelle

kiriş

🪢

balk

barrote

لوح خشبي

biga

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