| a peeled branch or piece of wood laid between beams of a ceiling or above the vigas for decoration. |
la·til·la  (lä-tē'yə) n. Southwestern U.S. A usually peeled limb or stick used as a ceiling material, as between beams or vigas. [American Spanish, diminutive of Spanish lata, small stick, from Vulgar Latin *latta, of Germanic origin.] |
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