casita
noun
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern United States.
casitas
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pluralof casita.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Set within Baja California Sur’s private Costa Palmas community, the resort promised 18 beachfront casitas, holistic wellness temples and fine dining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats and in-law units.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
In the casitas, we share rooms or common spaces, so I have to greet strangers before I’ve had coffee, just like in college—or on a space mission.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 10, 2023
A compound of casitas not much bigger than the one he built is on the market for $14 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Scarcely a house is visible, for the casitas of adobe and wood nestle mostly in sheltered nooks.
From Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
