"casto" meaning in Spanish

See casto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkasto/, [ˈkas.t̪o] Forms: casta [feminine], castos [masculine, plural], castas [feminine, plural], castísimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -asto Etymology: Borrowed from Latin castus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|castus}} Borrowed 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): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 36 6 1 7 2 1 30 7 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 7 1 11 1 1 25 8 14 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: castidad, castigar, castizo, incesto, casta

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "castus"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Latin castus",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin castus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "casta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "castos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "castas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "castísimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "sup": "castísimo"
      },
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      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "cas‧to"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "castidad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "castigar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "castizo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "incesto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "casta"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chaste (abstaining from sexual intercourse)"
      ],
      "id": "en-casto-es-adj-tJPGO2Uk",
      "links": [
        [
          "chaste",
          "chaste"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 6 1 7 2 1 30 7 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 7 1 11 1 1 25 8 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pure"
      ],
      "id": "en-casto-es-adj-uLoux-kH",
      "links": [
        [
          "pure",
          "pure"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) pure"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "puro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkasto/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkas.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-asto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "casto"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/asto",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/asto/2 syllables",
    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish adjectives",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Latin castus",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin castus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "casta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "castos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "castas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "castísimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "sup": "castísimo"
      },
      "expansion": "casto (feminine casta, masculine plural castos, feminine plural castas, superlative castísimo)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "cas‧to"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "castidad"
    },
    {
      "word": "castigar"
    },
    {
      "word": "castizo"
    },
    {
      "word": "incesto"
    },
    {
      "word": "casta"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chaste (abstaining from sexual intercourse)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chaste",
          "chaste"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
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        "pure"
      ],
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        [
          "pure",
          "pure"
        ]
      ],
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        "(obsolete) pure"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "puro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkasto/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkas.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-asto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "casto"
}

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