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casta.

bloodline; lineage

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkas.tɐ/Brazil/ˈkaʃ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈkaʃ.tɐ/Portugal

  1. bloodline; lineage

    feminine

  2. breed; race

    feminine

  3. species

    feminine

  4. caste (hereditary social classes)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, possibly from the feminine of casto (“chaste”) (from Old Galician-Portuguese casto, from Latin castus) or from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (*kastan) or *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kasts), from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), *kastuz.

adj/ˈkas.tɐ/Brazil/ˈkaʃ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈkaʃ.tɐ/Portugal

  1. feminine singular of casto

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/ˈkas.tɐ/Brazil/ˈkaʃ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈkaʃ.tɐ/Portugal

  1. inflection of castar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of castar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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