Teito (also Palhoça in

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and

Palloza A palloza (also known as pallouza or pallaza) is a traditional dwelling of the Serra dos Ancares of northwest Spain. Structure A palloza is a traditional thatched house as found in Leonese county of El Bierzo, Serra dos Ancares in Galicia, an ...

in Galicia) is an Asturian term that designates a type of stone dwelling with a thatched straw or

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roof, found in western

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, especially in the Somiedo and Oscos area, and also in Galicia, North West of León, and North East of

. Although the word ''teito'' means literally "

roof A roof (: roofs or rooves) is the top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls of the building or on uprights, providing protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of tempera ...

", 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.

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