Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viga

/ˈviːɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: vi-ga
IPA: /ˈviːɡə/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A roughly-made rafter or roof timber, especially in a Latin American village

name

A municipality of Catanduanes, Philippines.

Example Sentences

"The smoke spread along the sagging vigas above them and little streams of liquid clay started down from the sod roof."
"The vigas were partly down and hunters or herdsmen had built fires in the floor."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish viga.

Inflected Forms

vigas (plural)

Rhymes With

antigua riga iga quadriga biga

Questions

How do you pronounce viga?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈviːɡə/.
What does viga mean?: A roughly-made rafter or roof timber, especially in a Latin American village
Where does viga come from?: Borrowed from Spanish viga.

How to pronounce viga

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