‖n. [ Sp. or It., fr. L. casa cabin. ] A house or mansion. [ Sp. Amer. & Phil. Islands ]
I saw that Enriquez had made no attempt to modernize the old casa, and that even the garden was left in its lawless native luxuriance. Bret Harte. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. a winter melon having a yellowish rind; -- called also
a. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to case;
n.
n. any of several plants of the genus