Caja de breaker – breaker box
Canoa – rain gutter
Cava – wine cellar
Celosia – louvered window
Cemento – cement
Cerámica – ceramic floor tile
Cerchas – trusses used to frame structures
Cerradura – a lock Llavín in Costa Rica
Césped – lawn
Cielo artesonado – coffered ceiling
Cieloraso – the interior ceiling of a house
Chimenea – chimney
Chorrear concreto – to pour concrete
Cimientos – foundation
Cloaca or alcantarilla – sewer
Columna – column
Comedor – dining room
Cuarto de empleada – maid’s quarters
Cuarto de pilas – laundry room
Desagüe – drain
Desayunador – breakfast counter
Distibución – the layout of the house
Dormitorio – bedroom
Ducha – shower

Tiquismos of the week:

Con paciencia y saliva un elefante se comió una hormiga: with enough patience everything is achieved
Cada quien tiene su modo de matar pulgas: everybody has their own way to do things
Cada quien sabe donde le aprieta el zapato: everyone knows where the shoe rubs
Caer como un plátano: to get to bed exhausted

Tico humor and wordplay for advanced students( this may be tough to understand):

Polinesia literally means Polynesia a scattered group of islands in the Pacific. In this case it is a female cop who is a stubborn or a pain in the neck.