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casita

/kuh-see-tuh; Spanish kah-see-tah/US // kəˈsi tə; Spanish kɑˈsi tɑ //

卡西塔,卡西达

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ca·si·tas [kuh-see-tuhz; Spanish kah-see-tahs]. /kəˈsi təz; Spanish kɑˈsi tɑs/.

    • : a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern United States.
    • : a luxurious bungalow serving as private guest accommodations at a resort hotel, especially in the southwestern United States or Mexico.
    • : a small house, especially one built alongside or as an addition to a larger main home.

Examples

  • Each casita is situated with a private outhouse, double loft bed, and futon for two.

  • We started to take these pack trains home, going northward through Sonora, but when near Casita, Mexican troops overtook us.

  • The light in his own casita flickered briefly and then vanished.

  • But Dan Anderson was not there, neither was he to be found at his casita across the arroyo.

  • In the poor casita of an old woman he awaited me—in a verree leetle house in a dark place.