Dictionary

casita en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈsiːtə/
• /kɑˈsiːtə/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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:

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Synonyms

mother-in-law apartment · granny annexe