Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cage home

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
cage home
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subdivision of an apartment/tenement/flat's rooms into separate living spaces of stacked cages, big enough to fit a bed and hold one's belongings.

Etymology

From cage + home. From Cantonese 籠屋 /笼屋 (lung⁴ uk¹), from being a home set in a cage.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cage homes (plural)

Phrases

capsule hotel

Frequently Paired Words

capsule hotel coffin home capsule home bedspace apartment

Questions

What does cage home mean?
A subdivision of an apartment/tenement/flat's rooms into separate living spaces of stacked cages, big enough to fit a bed and hold one's belongings.
Where does cage home come from?
From cage + home. From Cantonese 籠屋 /笼屋 (lung⁴ uk¹), from being a home set in a cage.

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