techumbre

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Etymology

From techo (roof, ceiling) +‎ -umbre.

Noun

techumbre f (plural techumbres)

  1. (architecture) roof structure, including the roof and the elements which support it
    • 2015 September 17, “Un terremoto de 8,4 en la escala Richter sacude el centro de Chile”, in El País:
      Las personas fallecidas han sido identificadas como Lissette Araya Silva, de 35 años, que murió a raíz de el derrumbe de una techumbre; Victoria Gloria Jofré, de 20 años, a raíz de un deslizamiento de rocas; Luis Damaris, de 67 años, que murió en el hospital por paro cardiaco; Renato Salazar Díaz, de 91 años, que murió en la comuna de Maipú por paro cardiaco; y Humberto Fernández, de 81 años, por paro cardiaco en Valparaíso.
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