Spanish Conversation · Level 56
72 words
Spanish word
choza
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtʃoθa/
Meaning
- feminine nounhut
Example
La familia vive en una choza.
The family lives in a hut.
More examples
Entró en la choza humilde para refugiarse.
He entered the humble hut to take shelter.
Core concept
Simple shelter made from branches, mud, or thatch.
Common phrases
entrar en la choza
enter the hut
choza humilde
humble hut
choza de barro
mud hut
Similar words
casa: Standard family home with distinct rooms and everyday domestic furnishings.
cabaña: Small timber cabin located near nature, rustic in style and often seasonal.
chabola: Poor-quality shack cobbled from scrap materials, cramped and barely livable.
Definition in Spanish
Construcción humilde y de escasos medios, destinada a cobijo; suele estar hecha con materiales naturales y sin acabados elaborados.
Word origin
The word comes from medieval Spanish choça, historically used for makeshift roof-and-wall dwellings and lacking a certain deeper origin.
Usage tips
- The noun is feminine (la choza) and is more informal than casa or cabaña, so calling someone's home a choza can sound insulting in some contexts.