/ˈkaste/, [ˈkɑs̺.t̪ɪ]
OriginProbably from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kasts), from Proto-Germanic *kastuz, *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), compare English cast.
- femininespecies, race or kind
“Por aquí nacen os ricos polo outro probes labregos. Estas son as dúas castes que hai en todo o mundo inteiro.” — Here the rich people are born, there the poor peasants; these are the two races that there are in the whole world
- femininequality
“Dime logo que o probe do animal ou é de mala caste, ou ben non come” — He readily told me that the animal [that I was selling] either was of bad quality, or either it didn't eat
- feminineprogeny; group of people that share a common ancestor
“{ soy llamado Pedro Luces ... } - To to to, vamos con tento que un home con ese nome pode ser caste do demo.” — {I am called Peter Lights...} —Wo wo wo! Let us be careful: a man with that name could de a Devil's child.
Formscastes(plural) · casta(alternative)
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