Feminine
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case

Sentences
Meaning

  1. (archaic, feminine, rare, regional) hut, cabin, shack
  2. (feminine) box (on form)
  3. (feminine) square (on board game)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaz/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin casa, in the sense of "hut, cabin". The other senses are a semantic loan from Spanish casa. Doublet of chez, which was inherited.

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