tugurio — meaning in English

English meaning

• hovel noun A small, poorly built and often squalid dwelling; a shack.
• shanty noun A small, roughly built hut or shack, often makeshift.

Senses

tugurio is used for these senses in English:

• hovel (pejorative) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

hovel — full definition

1. noun A small, poorly built and often squalid dwelling; a shack.
2. noun A simple open shed for sheltering animals or storing produce.

shanty — full definition

1. noun A small, roughly built hut or shack, often makeshift.
2. noun A rhythmic work song traditionally sung by sailors to keep time while doing physical labour on a ship.

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