casitan.
/kaˈsiːtə/, U.S. /kɑˈsidə/, /kɑˈzidə/ Now chiefly North American.
A small house or residence; esp. a cabin or bungalow. Later also: a residential style of guest accommodation, esp. in a holiday resort.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house of specific shape or style
hall-house1467
longhouse1643
bungalow1676
single housea1684
tower-house1687
villa1755
box1773
cottage orné1774
villarette1792
mews1805
cottage1808
terrace house1817
casita1822
villa dwelling1833
villa residence1833
box-house1846
six-roomer1853
terrace1854
tembe1860
moat house1871
parlour house1871
row house1871
salt-box1876
trullo1898
townhouse1900
colonial1903
semi1912
Cape Cod1916
bungaloid1927
semi-detached1928
ranchette1938
solar house1946
rambler1947
rancher1950
ranch1951
tunnel-back1957
sidesplit1958
two-up-and-two-downer1958
two-up two-down1958
semi-det1960
A-frame1963
townhouse1965
tri-level1965
link house1968
split1970
dormer bungalow1977
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > summer house or holiday house
summer houseOE
pleasure house1590
mahal1610
aestivation1625
summer cottage1638
cottage1805
Swiss cottage1820
summer home1821
casita1822
chalet1853
bathing-box1883
rest home1889
dacha1896
housekeeping cottage1901
weekend cottage1911
weekender1921
bach1940
hafod1952
gite1964
getaway1968
vacation home1969
timeshare1974
share1984
1822 M. Graham Jrnl. 5 Sept. in Captain's Wife (1993) 108 Doña Mariquita and I..rode off to a casita about two leagues farther on.
1882 Harper's Mag. Mar. 550/1 ‘Don Rafael’, is paid $1000, and has, besides, various lands and casitas of his own—a person of substance, in fact.
1923 F. J. Scott in Publ. Texas Folk-lore Soc. No. 2. 76 If there be chickens, they too are welcome in the casita.
1987 New Mexico Dec. 50 (advt.) 3 adobe casitas within a compound have private courtyards.
2014 Phoenix Aug. 120/2 Private patios and outdoor showers increase the romance in casitas and villas.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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