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castizo.

pure-bred

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/kasˈtiθo/[kasˈt̪i.θo]/kasˈtiso/[kasˈt̪i.so]

  1. pure-bred

  2. pure, original, fully-fledged

  3. pure

  4. having 3/4 white and 1/4 American Indian ancestry

    historical
Where this word comes from

Either derived from casta (“caste”) + -izo or casto (“pure”) + -izo. Less likely inherited from a Vulgar Latin *casticeus, from Latin castus (“pure”).

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