half caste
noun
1.
a person of mixed race.
2.
a person of mixed European and Hindu or European and Muslim parentage.
3.
a person descended from parents of different social strata.
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to a half-caste.
Origin:
1785–95
1785–95
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To half caste
00:10
Half caste
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| half-caste | |
| —n | |
| 1. | taboo a person having parents of different races, esp the offspring of a European and an Indian |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of, relating to, or designating such a person |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
