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casita

/kəˈsiːtə/

casita noun: a small, attached but self-contained house or apartment.

Noun

casita (plural casitas)

  1. (US) A small, attached but self-contained house or apartment.
    • Last fall, construction began on the new spa building with […] about 30 two-bedroom, free-standing casitas.2007 May 11, Nick Kaye, “Icon Vallarta and Pronghorn”, in New York Times
    • 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.[2023 September 6, Michelle Cottle, “The Magic of the Granny Flat”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Synonyms of casita

Forms of casita

pluralcasitas

Origin of casita

Borrowed from Spanish casita (literally “small house”).

Questions about casita

What does casita mean?
Casita means a small, attached but self-contained house or apartment.
What part of speech is casita?
Casita is a noun.
How do you pronounce casita?
Casita is pronounced /kəˈsiːtə/.
What is the plural of casita?
The plural of casita is casitas.

Words near casita in the dictionary

  1. Casiquiare
  2. casiri
  3. casirivimab
  4. casis
  5. casises
  6. casita
  7. casitas
  8. casitive
  9. casitone
  10. Casium
  11. cask

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