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casinha

Portuguese, noun/kaˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

casinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cottage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of casa. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “banheiro fora da área principal da casa”.

What does casinha mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininediminutive of casa

  2. 2

    femininecottage

  3. 3

    Portugalfeminineinformaltoilet, privy

  4. 4

    femininehouse (children's game)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. banheiro fora da área principal da casa

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of casinha

  • casinhas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce casinha?

  • Brazil /kaˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
  • Brazil [kaˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • Portugal /kɐˈzi.ɲɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to casinha

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is casinha in Portuguese?

casinha appears 5.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).