"casto" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkasto/, [ˈkas.t̪o] Forms: casta [feminine], castos [masculine, plural], castas [feminine, plural], castísimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -asto Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱes-der.? Proto-Italic *kastos Latin castuslbor. Old Spanish casto Spanish casto Inherited from Old Spanish casto, a learned borrowing from Latin castus. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:inh|osp:casto<ety:lbor<la:castus<id:purity>>>|text=:la|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱes-der.? Proto-Italic *kastos Latin castuslbor. Old Spanish casto Spanish casto [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "purity", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱes-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kastos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "castus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "casto", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "casto", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="casto"> Inherited from Old Spanish casto, a learned borrowing from Latin castus. Head templates: {{es-adj|sup=castísimo}} casto (feminine casta, masculine plural castos, feminine plural castas, superlative castísimo)
  1. chaste (abstaining from sexual intercourse)
    Sense id: en-casto-es-adj-tJPGO2Uk
  2. (obsolete) pure Tags: obsolete Synonyms: puro
    Sense id: en-casto-es-adj-uLoux-kH Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 43 57 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 43 57 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 42 58 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: castidad, castigar, castizo, incesto, casta

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈkasto/"
    },
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    {
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      "ipa": "[ˈkas.t̪o]"
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    }
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