¿Que significa huano?

Question

From a Mexican newspaper:

"La isla de Cozumel, que forma parte de la región de la Península de Yucatán, cuenta también con la vivienda maya, que es una casita ovalada construida de ramas y troncos, con techo de cuatro aguas construido con ramas, troncos y huano"

What does huano mean?

I can't find it in RAE, Larousse, SpanishDict, M-W. I assume it is a regional expression of some sort, but not sure what exactly it is. Are there any quintanarroenses out there that might know?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Huano - Leafes from the palm trees, use to build houses in Mexico with them

Thanks! - lacarids, Apr 14, 2011