Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kitchenette

/ˌkɪt͡ʃəˈnɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: kitch-enette
IPA: /ˌkɪt͡ʃəˈnɛt/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room.

Example Sentences

"It is a kind of large cellar with a kitchenette and a bathroomette adjoining."
"Rona disappeared into the little kitchenette and Nicol made a recce of the room."

Etymology

Etymology tree English kitchen Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ettebor. Middle English -ette English -ette English kitchenette From kitchen + -ette (diminutive suffix).

Inflected Forms

kitchenettes (plural) kitchenet (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

kitchenetted

Frequently Paired Words

pantry

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce kitchenette?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɪt͡ʃəˈnɛt/.
What does kitchenette mean?: A small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room.
Where does kitchenette come from?: Etymology tree English kitchen Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ettebor. Middle English -ette English -ette English kitchenette From kitchen + -ette (diminutive suffix).

How to pronounce kitchenette

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