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casita

casita

2 7.1
A small house often in Spanish style used for guests or short stays
  • noun
  • /kəˈsiːtə/
  • US
translation icon : casita
  • It is 1941, and I'm in my casita azul.
  • adobe casita
  • casita-style
  • little casita

Notice this is Galliano agreeing that they still do not have permits for Boxable casitas.

Examples

  • The old woman and girl guided Pablo toward an adobe casita on the edge of the barren plaza where an old man in a sombrero sat on a wooden chair tilted back and leaning against the wall.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • A ragged little girl popped out from behind the casita.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • We have our very own, what he called Casita, which I think means little House.

  • For two months, she kept him on dry ice, apparently in like a casita, in like a guest house.

  • A strange man entered La Casita and sat on the bed.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I got some fruit salad back in my casita.

  • Uh, Marta says we can stay in the casita behind her house while we are here.

  • Tammy just told me to go up to her casita.

  • Grandma and Grandpa Weaver, though indignant and against the marriage, gave them La Casita, which they trucked from Willard to Estancia and set up on blocks in the lot beside his parents' house.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • We got a great rate on a beachside casita with a plunge pool.

Synonyms

casa
vscasita
48 4.1

A house or home often found in Spanish-speaking countries

is a smaller Spanish styled dwelling often for guests rather than main home
guesthouse
vscasita
21 2.5

A small building near a house where visitors stay

is a small Spanish style house often used for visitor lodging
posada
vscasita
7.5

A small guesthouse where travellers stay for a short time

is a small home style building rather than a public inn
calli
vscasita
  • Specialized
9.9

A small traditional house in Mexico and Central America where a family lives

is a Spanish style small house rather than a regional traditional shelter

How Big

mansion
327 3.4
villa
55 3.2
house
1.0
cottage
171 1.0
casita
  • US
2 7.1
shack
131 1.8

Surface Forms

casita singular
casitas plural

Etymology

Casita comes from the Spanish word casa meaning 'house' and the little ending -ita meaning 'small', so it literally means 'small house'. That's why in English a casita is a small, often guest or cozy house.