"Rasta" meaning in English

See Rasta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Clipping of Rastafari. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Rastafari}} Clipping of Rastafari Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rasta
  1. Rastafari. Categories (topical): Rastafari Synonyms: Rastafarianism Derived forms: rastaman
    Sense id: en-Rasta-en-name-hiERM130 Disambiguation of Rastafari: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 98 2

Noun

Forms: Rastas [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of Rastafari. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Rastafari}} Clipping of Rastafari Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rasta (plural Rastas)
  1. A Rastafarian.
    Sense id: en-Rasta-en-noun-yqlDNLur

Inflected forms

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