casa

Home in Havana

Casa is Spanish for house or home, borrowed into English primarily in the American Southwest and in contexts involving Spanish-speaking cultures.

It appears in phrases like mi casa es su casa (my house is your house), a gesture of hospitality.

Casa also shows up in place names, business names, and real estate terminology, particularly in regions with Hispanic heritage.

In casual use, it can refer to someone's home: Let's head back to the casa.

dwelling

residence

Place one inhabits

house · hacienda · villa · bungalow · cottage · apartment · flat · townhouse · chalet · cabin

comfort

warmth

Heat you feel

refuge · retreat · hearth · fireside · domesticity · tranquility · contentment · relaxation · serenity · belonging

family

household

Domestic unit of residents

ancestors · heritage · lineage · clan · siblings · parents · children · descendants · bloodline · genealogy

architecture

façade

False outward appearance

terrace · portico · stucco · tile roof · arches · colonnade · atrium · fresco · ironwork · adobe

Categories
Opposites
dwelling type

casaapartment

Rented unit in building

flat · high-rise · tenement · annex · dormitory

domestic vs. public space

casacalle

Street in Spanish

street · plaza · office · workplace · public square

rootedness vs. mobility

casatent

Portable fabric shelter

camper · caravan · trailer · homeless · houseless

Phrases
Family

casino, casement, casita, casitas

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G