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casta
lineage
Inherited qualities and social classifications passed down through bloodlines
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caste
inherited social class
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noun suffix
Casta means lineage and is a cognate of the English word caste0. Your caste is the social class you're born into, and your lineage determines your caste.
casta
lineage, stock, breed, pedigree
Inherited qualities that you're born with, whether for people or animals.
- Es de buena casta; su familia lleva siglos en el campo = He comes from good stock; his family has been in the countryside for centuries
- Ese caballo es de casta fina = That horse is of fine breed
caste
When you're born into a fixed social group, which determines your status with little possibility of crossing over.
- En ese sistema, la casta lo determinaba todo = In that system, caste determined everything
- No podía casarse fuera de su casta = She couldn't marry outside her caste
class, caliber (inherent quality)
Natural abilities or inner qualities that someone carries, believed to be passed down through lineage.
- Esa jugadora tiene casta; nunca se rinde bajo presión = That player has class; she never gives up under pressure
- Se nota que tiene casta de campeón = You can tell he has the caliber of a champion