cabaña

Definitions of cabaña
  1. noun
    small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
    synonyms: cabina
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    type of:
    compartimento
    a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
  2. noun
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
    synonyms: barraca, cambucho, casuca, casucha, chabola, chamizo, chiscón, choza, cobertizo, conejera, covacha, covachuela, cuartucho, cuchitril, cumucho, jacalón, quilombo, socucha, tabuco, tugurio, zahurda, zahúrda, zaquizamí
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    types:
    iglú
    an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
    type of:
    refugio
    a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
  3. noun
    a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area
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    type of:
    casa
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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