kitchenette

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From kitchen +‎ -ette (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɪt͡ʃəˈnɛt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

kitchenette (plural kitchenettes)

  1. A small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room.
    • 1943, Punch, volume 205, page 274:
      It is a kind of large cellar with a kitchenette and a bathroomette adjoining.
    • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 279:
      Rona disappeared into the little kitchenette and Nicol made a recce of the room.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Brazilian Portuguese: quitinete (“small flat”)

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