Does 'caseríos' mean "projects" in Spanish?

Question

In the 12/08 issue of Latina, a Daddy Yankee article used caserío in reference to "the projects." I have never heard it used this way. Is this a regional term? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

Thanks so much, everyone, for your input.

FYI -
The excerpt from the article read as follows: "I wanted it to look natural," he says of the film, shot on location in the island's caseríos (projects).

Answer 2

Natasha said:

"the projects" is commonly used to refer to low-income housing projects. It can carry a negative connotation (crime)

Ah, an euphemism, of course! I should have known better.
However, the word does not seem adequate, as "caserío" is used for rural and countryside areas, but not with negative connotations. It is completely unrelated to low income housing projects, as they actually can belong to rich people as well.

Answer 3

"the projects" is commonly used to refer to low-income housing projects. It can carry a negative connotation (crime) or an element of pride ("I'm tough" sort of thing). Heidita's definition # 1 is close.

Just for example, I'm not endorsing the article:

http://barelybad.com/cl_theprojects.htm

Answer 4

Hi "caserío" is

caserío [cah-say-ree'-o]
noun
1. A series of houses; village or very small town. (m)
2. Country house, farmhouse. (m)

What project? Can you post a sentence'

Answer 5

Caserío is a country house, as far as I know. The word is related to casino, which comes from Italian "casino", meaning "little house". In Spanish "house" is casa.