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/ka.ban/
Translation
hut, shed, cabin
Word origin
From Old Provençal cabana, from Late Latin capanna ('hut'). The same Latin word gives Spanish cabaña and English 'cabin'.
- Origin
- Late Latin
- Root
- capanna
- English cognates
- cabin, cabana
Grammar
Examples
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The children have made a den in the garden.
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The old hut is falling into ruin.
au .
He lives alone in a cabin by the lake.
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We spent the night in a wooden hut.
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Several huts are hidden behind the trees.
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