casita

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See also: ĉasita

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish casita (literally small house).

Noun

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casita (plural casitas)

  1. (US) A small, attached but self-contained house or apartment.
    • 2007 May 11, Nick Kaye, “Icon Vallarta and Pronghorn”, in New York Times[1]:
      Last fall, construction began on the new spa building with [] about 30 two-bedroom, free-standing casitas.
    • [2023 September 6, Michelle Cottle, “The Magic of the Granny Flat”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
      AARP, the research and advocacy behemoth, has begun aggressively promoting the spread of these units, often referred to as casitas or, more cheekily, granny flats.]

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From casa (house) +‎ -ita. Cognate with Italian casetta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈsita/ [kaˈsi.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: ca‧si‧ta

Noun

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casita f (plural casitas)

  1. diminutive of casa
    1. small house
    2. (endearing) house
  2. mother-in-law apartment
  3. (in the plural) house (children's activity of pretending to be a family)

Descendants

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  • English: casita

Further reading

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