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noun
- 1. a person whose parents are of different races. offensive
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Half-caste is a term used for individuals of multiracial descent. [1] . It is derived from the term caste, which comes from the Latin castus, [citation needed] meaning pure, and the derivative Portuguese and Spanish word casta, meaning race.
HALF-CASTE definition: 1. an extremely offensive term for a person whose parents are from different races 2. an extremely…. Learn more.
noun. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of mixed racial or ethnic descent. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of mixed European and Hindu or European and Muslim parentage. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person descended from parents of two different social strata.
The meaning of HALF-CASTE is one of mixed racial descent : half-breed.
1. a person of mixed race. 2. a person of mixed European and Hindu or European and Muslim parentage. 3. a person descended from parents of different social strata. adjective. 4. of or pertaining to a half-caste. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
What does the word half-caste mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word half-caste. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. half-caste is considered offensive. See meaning & use. How common is the word half-caste? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
Definition of half-caste adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
