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casa.

house

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈka.zɐ/Brazil/ˈka.zɐ/Portugal
  1. house structure serving as an abode of human beings

    feminine
    Aquela casa é grande.
  2. house building or institution serving as something other than residence, such as a shop

    feminine
    Casa de carnes.
  3. house noble family

    feminine
    Casa de Bragança
  4. home (one’s own dwelling place)

    feminine
    Estou em casa.
  5. a cell which may be occupied by a piece (such as a square in a chessboard)

    feminine
    O peão está uma casa à direita do cavalo.
  6. a digit position

    feminine
    No número 12345, o algarismo 3 ocupa a casa das centenas.
  7. a destined place for shows or festive meetings

    feminine · slang
    A casa encheu por causa do espetáculo dele.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese casa, from Latin casa (“cottage”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to link or weave together; chain, net; hut, shed”).

verb/ˈka.zɐ/Brazil/ˈka.zɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of casar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of casar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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