Casta.
The institutionalized system of racial and social stratification in 17th-century Mexico.
Meaning & usage
The institutionalized system of racial and social stratification in 17th-century Mexico.
Variety, in reference to and in names of Portugal grapes or wine.
Where this word comes from
From Spanish and Portuguese casta (“lineage; breed; race”), either from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kasts) or a derivative of Latin castus (“pure”).
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