/ˈkasta/, [ˈkɑs̺.t̪ɐ]
OriginProbably from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kasts), from Proto-Germanic *kastuz, Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), compare English cast. Alternatively from a derivative of Latin castus.
- femininespecies, race or kind
“ben dicen alí que cando un home ten un bocado, nunca lle marran amigos. Dou ó Demo a casta deles Si non sirven para máis.” — wisely they say that a man which has food never is short of friends. I send to hell their kind if they are good for nothing else
- femininequality
- femininelineage, progeny, offspring, group of people who share the same ancestors
- femininecaste (hereditary class)
Formscastas(plural) · caste(alternative)
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