Similar words
viga
madero specifically means a wooden beam or plank; viga is the general structural beam, which can be wood, steel, or concrete.
Similar in other languages
French
poutre
poutre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "beam."
Portuguese
viga
viga is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "beam."
Practice
1 What does madero mean?
beam
2 Fill the gap: Un ___ sostenía el techo.
Full sentence: Un madero sostenía el techo. (A beam supported the roof.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches madero?
madero: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.