casita

[kuh-see-tuh; Spanish kah-see-tah]

noun, plural ca·si·tas

[kuh-see-tuh z; Spanish kah-see-tahs] /kəˈsi təz; Spanish kɑˈsi tɑs/.

a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
a luxurious bungalow serving as private guest accommodations at a resort hotel, especially in the southwestern U.S. or Mexico.

Origin of casita

1920–25; < American Spanish, Spanish, equivalent to cas(a) house, home (< Latin) + -ita diminutive suffix

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Historical Examples of casitas

Scarcely a house is visible, for the casitas of adobe and wood nestle mostly in sheltered nooks.
Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos
Adolphus Bandelier