Casta

English

noun
Definitions
  • The institutionalized system of racial and social stratification in 17th-century Mexico.
  • Variety, in reference to and in names of Portugal grapes or wine.

Etymology

Derived from Portuguese casta (race, lineage, bloodline, caste, breed) derived from Gothic *πŒΊπŒ°πƒπ„πƒ derived from Latin castus (pure, pious, clean, virtuous, unpolluted, chaste).

Origin

Latin

castus

Gloss

pure, pious, clean, virtuous, unpolluted, chaste

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

ζ΅„

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