casita

ca·si·ta

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-see-tuh; Spanish kah-see-tah]
- /kəˈsi tə; Spanish kɑˈsi tɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-see-tuh; Spanish kah-see-tah]
- /kəˈsi tə; Spanish kɑˈsi tɑ/

Definitions of casita word

noun casita a small house, esp one that functions as an inn or guest house 3
noun casita in Mexico and the Southwest, a small house 3
noun plural casita a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S. 1
noun plural casita a luxurious bungalow serving as private guest accommodations at a resort hotel, especially in the southwestern U.S. or Mexico. 1
noun casita (especially in the US Southwest) a small house or other building. 1
noun casita A small, attached but self-contained house or apartment. 0

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Origin of casita

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

1920-25; < American Spanish, Spanish, equivalent to cas(a) house, home (< Latin) + -ita diminutive suffix

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Parts of speech for Casita

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Casita

casita popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

casita usage trend in Literature

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