bahay kubo
Traditional Philippine dwelling
Bahay kubo is a traditional Filipino house built on stilts with bamboo walls and a thatched nipa palm roof.
The elevated design provides ventilation in tropical heat and protection from flooding.
The term also names a beloved Filipino folk song that lists vegetables growing around such a home: We sang "Bahay Kubo" in school.
- thatchDried plant roof covering
- stiltsPoles raising walkers higher
- bambooTall woody grass
- floorIndoor walking surface
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
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- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- FilipinoTagalog, Filipino, Filipina, Philippines, Manila
- Filipino Culturejeepney, fiesta, Philippine flag, tinikling, carabao
- folk dwellingsadobe house, bamboo house, cob house, croft, dacha
- native sheltersigloo, tipi, tepee, teepee, wigwam
- Philippine architecturestilt house, Spanish colonial, bamboo house, thatched roof, ancestral home