bahareque

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noun

Construction material similar to adobe, consisting of clay or mud reinforced with sticks or canes.

OriginSpanish bahareque →
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Meanings

nounbahareque (uncountable)
  1. uncountableConstruction material similar to adobe, consisting of clay or mud reinforced with sticks or canes.

    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.

    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, volume 110, →DOI

Origin

  1. Spanishbahareque
  2. Englishbahareque

From Spanish bahareque.

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APA

bahareque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bahareque

MLA

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Chicago

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