vargueno

[ vahr-geyn-yoh ]

noun

, Spanish Furniture.

, plural var·gue·nos.

1. a fall-front desk of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having the form of a chest upon a small table.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vargueno¹

< Spanish bargueño (work) of Bargas (town near Toledo)

Example Sentences

Vargueno, var-gā′nō, n. a form of cabinet made at Vargas in Spain, having a box-shaped body with lid, resting on columns, and opening at the bottom so as to serve as a writing-desk.

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