bastar

Indonesian

[ˈbastar]

noun
Definitions
  • bastard, mongrel, biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties.
  • mixed, stemming from two or more races or breeds.
  • (biology) hybrid, offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish bastaard (bastard) derived from Middle Dutch bastaert derived from Old French bastard (child of a nobleman by a woman other than his wife).

Origin

Old French

bastard

Gloss

child of a nobleman by a woman other than his wife

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