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half-caste

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half-caste (hfkst, häfkäst) Offensive
n.
A person of mixed racial descent.
adj.
Of mixed racial descent.
half-caste
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Offensive a person having parents of different races, esp the offspring of a European and an Indian
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) of, relating to, or designating such a person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.half-caste - an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different races or cultures
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
half-breed - an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry)
mixed-blood - a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races
Translations
half-caste [ˈhɑːfkɑːst] (often pej)
A. ADJ → mestizo
B. N → mestizo/a m/f
half-caste [ˈhɑːfˌkɑːst] n → meticcio/a
half-caste [ˈhɑːfˌkɑːst] n → meticcio/a


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The half-caste had just dragged Meriem into the rear chamber as Korak's sharp knife slit a six foot opening in the tent wall, and Korak, tall and mighty, sprang through upon the astonished visions of the inmates.
The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The other explained that it had come with a fleet of canoes in charge of an English half-caste clerk Kurtz had with him; that Kurtz had apparently intended to return him- self, the station being by that time bare of goods and stores, but after coming three hundred miles, had sud- denly decided to go back, which he started to do alone in a small dug-out with four paddlers, leaving the half- caste to continue down the river with the ivory.
Heart of Darkness by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Den he go off courting der girl-she was a half-caste French girl- very pretty.
From Mine Own People by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
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