"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: {{ety|es|:bor|la:castus<ref:<span class="cited-source">Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (<span class="None" lang="und">1983–1991), “casto”, in <cite>Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico</cite> [<cite>Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary</cite>] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "castus", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "casto", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="casto"> 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): Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 41 59 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 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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