"caste" meaning in French

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Noun

Forms: castes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese casta, if of Germanic origin, possibly from Gothic *πŒΊπŒ°πƒπ„πƒ (*kasts), from Proto-Germanic *kastuz, from Proto-Indo-European *hβ‚‚Η΅-es- (β€œto throw”), similar to English cast. Or, alternatively from a derivative of Latin castus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|pt|casta}} Borrowed from Portuguese casta, {{der|fr|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|fr|got|*πŒΊπŒ°πƒπ„πƒ}} Gothic *πŒΊπŒ°πƒπ„πƒ (*kasts), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*kastuz}} Proto-Germanic *kastuz, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*hβ‚‚Η΅-es-||to throw}} Proto-Indo-European *hβ‚‚Η΅-es- (β€œto throw”), {{cog|en|cast}} English cast, {{der|fr|la|castus}} Latin castus Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} caste f (plural castes)
  1. caste (hereditary class) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-caste-fr-noun-onMAR~fv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. class (social position) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-caste-fr-noun-5hONPmHo

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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      },
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        }
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  ],
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    "French terms derived from Germanic languages",
    "French terms derived from Gothic",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Portuguese",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cast"
      },
      "expansion": "English cast",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin castus",
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
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}

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