cage home

English

noun

Definitions

(Hong Kong) A subdivision of an apartment/tenement/flat's rooms into separate living spaces of stacked cages, big enough to fit a bed and hold ones belongings.

Etymology

Compound from English cage + English home derived from Cantonese 籠屋.

Origin

Cantonese

籠屋

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

battery cage English
birdcage English
cage English
cage bird English
cagebird English
cageful English
cageless English
cagelike English
cageling English
cagemate English
cager English
cagewash English
cagework English
care home English
decage English
discage English
dishome English
encage English
home English
home wrecker English
homebaked English
homebird English
homebirth English
homebody English
homeborn English
homebound English
homebreaker English
homebreaking English
homebred English
homebrew English
homebrewed English
homebrewer English
homebuilder English
homebuilding English
homebuilt English
homebuyer English
homebuying English
homecage English
homecare English
homecomer English
homecoming English
homecooked English
homecourt English
homecraft English
homedawg English
homedebtor English
homefare English
homefelt English
homefield English
homeful English
homegirl English
homegoing English
homegroup English
homegrown English
homekeeping English
homekill English
homeland English
homeless English
homelife English
homelike English
homeling English
homely English
homemade English
homemaker English
homemaking English
homeness English
homeowner English
homeownership English
homeowning English
homeplace English
homeplanet English
homeport English
homepreneur English
homeroom English
homescape English
homeschooling English
homeset English
homesewn English
homeshare English
homesharing English
homesick English
homesickness English
homesite English
homesitter English
homesitting English
homeskillet English
homespace English
homespun English
homestall English
homestand English
homestay English
homestayer English
homestead English
homester English
homestretch English
homestyle English
hometime English
hometown English
homevid English
homeward English
homewards English
homeware English
homewares English
homework English
homeworker English
homeworking English
homeworld English
homewrecking English
homish English
homy English
incage English
megahome English
microcage English
microhome English
multihome English
nanocage English
nonhome English
photocage English
queen-cage English
rehome English
rowhome English
sharehome English
showhome English
townhome English
tumblehome English
uncage English
workhome English
home Italian
HP Japanese
ケージ Japanese
cage Middle English
home Middle English
ikheji Zulu
籠屋 Cantonese