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casita

noun ca·si·ta \kə-ˈsē-tə\

Definition of CASITA

: a small house

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Origin of CASITA

Spanish, diminutive of casa

First Known Use: 1868

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with CASITA

bonito, excreta, fajita, gordita, Lolita, partita

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