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Puerta
Main entrance door of the entrada principal
Postigo
Service door that was cut on the
side
of the main doors
Zaguan
Area open to carruaje (Carriage) and the empty carroza (float to carry saint's statue during procession)
Cuadra
Stable for horses
Silong
The hollow space beneath the bahay kubo for storing livestock
Piedra China
Block of white stone. Used as counterweights of Spanish galleons
Coquina
Coral rock quarried from reefs during low tide
Entrosuelo
Waiting area before access to the main office
Despacho
Home office (Opisina)
Azulejo
Patterned hand-painted tiles imported from Spain used to decorate the decanso
Decanso
Stair landing
Escalera
Wooden staircase
Bastonero
Hat and cane rack placed at the caida or stair landing
Caida
Landing on the upper entrance hall. Also called Antesala
Sala
Mayor
Main living room
Kolumpyo
Wooden chair. Also called tumba-tumba or mercedoras
Oratorio
Prayer room
Urna
Carved altar that enshrines statues
Virina
Bell-shaped glass jar that was used to encase statues
Comedor
Dining room
Volada
Cantilever walkway beside the window
Punkah
Pan suspended from the ceiling of the roof and pulled by means of rope
Biombos
Divider between comedor and mostly used to hide the servants
Dapugan
Platform in kitchen where kalan and clay stove is in place
Pamiggalan
Food cabinet
Dispensa
Pantry attached to the wall
Banggera
Slatted wooden stick dishrack attached to a dining room or kitchen window
Ah Tay
Bed intricately four poster bedposts (made in Binondo)
Aparador de tres Luna
Three door cabinet in master's bedroom
Vajilera
Tall, glass fronted display cabinet
Cristaleria
For keeping glasswares
Almario
Vertical pillow rack used to air dry pillows
Vitrina
Shelf with glass that stores glasswares collection of the family
Eskritong
Tipaklong
Table for sewing, usually seen at girls' rooms
Batibot
Cane bent wood chair or means "enduring"
Gallenera
"Chicken seat" usually found outside the office. "Gallo" means chicken
Concha
Latticework panels that framed the translucent Capiz shells used to shut windows at night
Columnilla
Decorative colonette that divides a window into two sides
Calado
Pierced wooden panels above doors or walls for air circulation (Art Nouveau inspired)
Ventanilla
Small window located right under the barandilla (windowsill)
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