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Sajuan - is it really a word?

bajalinda - 1-2-2014 at 10:02 AM

I was told that "sajuan" is another word for door (puerta) or gate.

Have any of you ever run across this word before? I'm thinking it must be very local/regional since I haven't been able to find it in any dictionary.

elizabeth - 1-2-2014 at 10:16 AM

The word is zaguan and it refers more to a space between the gate and door like a vestibule.

bajalinda - 1-2-2014 at 10:22 AM

Thanks Elizabeth - I wasn't sure about the spelling, but that must be it.

bajajudy - 1-2-2014 at 11:04 AM

I learned this word in Granada, Nicaragua. There is a restaurant named Zaguan. It took asking several people before I got it.