: a small kitchen or an alcove containing cooking facilities

Examples of kitchenette in a Sentence

a hotel room with a kitchenette
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Another en-suite bedroom, a laundry room, and a wraparound terrace complete the level, while three more bedrooms, a den with a kitchenette, two full baths, a powder room, and a secondary laundry room off a separate entrance occupy the fifth floor. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026 The kitchenette is serviced directly from the restaurant kitchen via a dumbwaiter, and as with all the rooms, butler service is available 16 hours a day. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 Though it's pictured unfurnished, Mini Domy does say that it can be outfitted with a proper bed and a kitchenette. — New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2026 Trending Video At the time the couple moved in, there was only a kitchenette, the single bathroom barely more than a stall. — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kitchenette

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kitchenette was in 1870

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“Kitchenette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kitchenette. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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kitchenette

noun
: a small kitchen
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