What is the meaning of Casta?

A hierarchical system of race classification created by Spanish elites in Hispanic America during the eighteenth century.

race, breed

type, kind

caste

feminine singular of cast

species, race or kind

quality

lineage, progeny, offspring, group of people who share the same ancestors

caste (hereditary class)

past participle of cas

twisted, wound

complicated, intricate, involved

gnarled, bent, wizened

genitive singular of casadh

caste

establishment; the exclusive class of powerful people thought to really rule Italy

feminine singular of casto (chaste)

inflection of castus:

  1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
  2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

nominative/vocative feminine singular

nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

ablative feminine singular of castus

bloodline; lineage

breed; race

species

caste (hereditary social classes)

feminine singular of casto

caste

lineage (of a person)

breed (of an animal)

establishment (the exclusive class of powerful people thought to really rule the country)

feminine singular of casto

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