kitchenette
Americannoun
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kitchenettes
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of kitchenette
Explanation
A kitchenette is a very small, scaled-down area for doing basic cooking and food preparation. If your fancy hotel suite has a kitchenette, you can make popcorn in the microwave. The suffix -ette is used as a diminutive, to mean "a small version," and that's just what a kitchenette is — a kitchen, but smaller. Sometimes a kitchenette is distinguished by its pint-sized appliances, like miniature refrigerators and narrow stovetops. It might also be missing certain standard elements of a kitchen, like a sink or a dishwasher. If you're staying in a hotel or living in a college dorm, a kitchenette can be all the kitchen you need.
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A small kitchenette installed on each floor cost nearly 8,000 euros, excluding appliances.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Additional living space can be found on the lower level, which includes a large guest suite, kitchenette, secondary living area, and a fully equipped gym.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Each unit will provide a bed, a bathroom with shower, a kitchenette with sink, microwave, refrigerator, and HVAC,” the notice said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Behind the scenes, Tesla engineers were working out of a kitchenette on campus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
Julietta rented a week-by-week motel room with a kitchenette.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
A solicitation to contractors posted by the agency after the court hearing described a project of modular units of 120 to 390 square feet with bathrooms and kitchenettes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
The Detroit building had elevated Legionella levels in its rooftop cooling tower, kitchenettes and a holding facility.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
After a multimillion-dollar reconstruction by Xanterra Travel Collection, the South Lodge now has four two-story buildings with 90 standard guest rooms and 30 kitchenettes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
It had a greengrocer and several small shops, offering easy access to basics for our apartment kitchenettes, and it was just a 10-minute tram ride into the heart of Florence.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022
The builder of twentieth century flats with his kitchenettes and his in-door beds might learn a good deal from a study of the smaller type of submarine.
From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Willis J. (Willis John) Abbot
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