zaguan

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/zæˈɡwɑn/

noun

A passageway of a central passage plan house, or the complex as a whole, in Territorial or Territorial Revival architecture in the American Southwest.

OriginSpanish zaguán →
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Meanings

nounzaguan (plural zaguans or zaguanes)

plural zaguans · plural zaguanes

  1. architectureA passageway of a central passage plan house, or the complex as a whole, in Territorial or Territorial Revival architecture in the American Southwest.

Origin

  1. Spanishzaguán
  2. Englishzaguan

Spanish zaguán

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APA

zaguan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaguan

MLA

“zaguan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaguan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zaguan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaguan.

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