casa de muñecas
/kasa de muɲekas/from spelling rules
The English phrase doll house is translated into Spanish as casa de muñecas.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase casa de muñecas is composed of casa (house), de (of) and muñecas (dolls).
How does it change in a sentence?
While casa de muñecas (plural) is the standard way to refer to the toy, using the singular casa de muñeca is grammatically possible but much less common in natural speech.
Did you know?
- The word muñecas refers specifically to dolls, but it is also the common word for 'wrists' in Spanish.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the term muñeca is used as a colloquial term of endearment for a beautiful woman or a girlfriend.
- The word casa is a direct descendant of the Latin casa, which originally meant a 'cottage' or 'small hut' rather than a grand home.
Examples in context
- Mary está jugando con su casa de muñecas.Mary is playing with her doll house.This sentence shows how to use casa de muñecas in a sentence.Tatoeba #1666549 by marcelostockle, translation #1654517 by Spamster
- "Casa de muñecas" es un regalo perfecto para mi sobrina. ¡Le encanta jugar con miniaturas!"Doll house" is a perfect gift for my niece. She loves playing with miniatures!
- La casa de muñecas es muy pequeña.The doll house is very small.
- ¿Dónde compraste esa casa de muñecas?Where did you buy that doll house?
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are cleaning a child's playroom.
- Lucía¿Dónde pongo la casa de muñecas?Where should I put the doll house?
- DanielPonla sobre la mesa, Lucía.Put it on the table, Lucía.
- LucíaEstá bien, es un juguete muy bonito.Okay, it is a very pretty toy.
- DanielSí, a los niños les encanta.Yes, children love it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries casa, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
