casero

homemade; home-loving

adjective kah-SEH-roh Rare

Also means

landlord (noun use)

Usage Note

Casero primarily means homemade (comida casera = home cooking) or someone who rarely goes out (es muy casero). As a noun, el casero / la casera means landlord or landlady. The single intervocalic 'r' here is a soft tapped sound, not the rolled 'rr'.

Examples

"Prefiero la comida casera a los restaurantes."

Natural Translation

I prefer home cooking to restaurants.

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