A small, simple hut or cabin, especially one built in a primitive or rustic style.
From Italian 'capanna,' possibly derived from Latin roots meaning 'to cover' or related to 'cape' (cloak), referring to simple shelter.
This Italian word found its way into English particularly through art history and architecture, where 'capanna' describes the type of simple shelter depicted in Renaissance pastoral paintings and Nativity scenes.
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