Teito (also Palhoça in
Portugal
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and
Palloza
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Structure
A palloza is a traditional thatched house as found in Leonese county of El Bierzo, Serra dos Ancares in Galicia, and ...
in
Galicia) is an
Asturian term that designates a type of stone dwelling with a thatched straw or
broom
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roof, found in western
Asturias
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, especially in the
Somiedo
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and
Oscos area, and also in
Galicia, North West of
León, and North East of
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
.
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Although the word ''teito'' means literally "roof", by extension it is used to call the building itself. In Asturias and León the preferred word is "teito", while in Galicia and in the Leonese shire of Ancares the word "palloza" is used.
References
Buildings and structures in Asturias
House types
Houses in Spain
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