zaguan

noun

za·​guan

zəˈgwän,

sə-

plural -s

: a passageway leading from the entrance door to the central patio in houses commonly found in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico

Word History

Etymology

Spanish zaguán vestibule, entry, from Arabic usṭuwān porch, vestibule, probably from Greek stoa portico; akin to Greek stylos pillar

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