kitchenette

or kitch·en·et

[kich-uh-net]

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noun

a very small, compact kitchen.

Origin of kitchenette

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; kitchen + -ette

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Related Words for kitchenette

gallery, cuisine, mess, canteen, kitchenette, galley, cookhouse, scullery, cookery

Examples from the Web for kitchenette

Contemporary Examples of kitchenette

He had brought home a sleek new camper with a kitchenette, polished wooden cabinets, and foldout beds.
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Eileen Cronin
April 8, 2014

Historical Examples of kitchenette

He strode into the kitchenette where Cora stood, hatted, at the sink.
Gigolo
Edna Ferber
He went into the kitchenette and then shrugged himself into his coat.
The Mightiest Man
Patrick Fahy
Personally, I am more interested in the kitchenette at this moment.
Jane Allen: Center
Edith Bancroft
Out of the window of my kitchenette I can look into the window of a girl in the next house.
Vignettes Of San Francisco
Almira Bailey
I'd be just as happy in two rooms and a kitchenette, so long as Fillmore was there.
The Adventures of Sally
P. G. Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for kitchenette

kitchenette

kitchenet

noun

a small kitchen or part of another room equipped for use as a kitchen

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Word Origin and History for kitchenette

1905, American English, a hybrid from kitchen + -ette.