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Name Casina
Gender Feminine
Usage Theatre
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Possibly derived from Greek kasia meaning "cinnamon". Casina is a beautiful slave girl in the Latin play Casina by the early Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. The title has been translated as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Wedding. There is also a film adaptation titled as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Added 12/13/2007 by anonymous