half-caste
[ haf-kast, hahf-kahst ]
/ ˈhæfˌkæst, ˈhɑfˌkɑst /
noun
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of mixed racial or ethnic descent.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of mixed European and Hindu or European and Muslim parentage.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person descended from parents of two different social strata.
adjective
of or relating to a half-caste.
Origin of half-caste
First recorded in 1785–95
Words nearby half-caste
half-breed,
half-brother,
half-buried,
half-bushel,
half-butt,
half-caste,
half-cell,
half-century,
half-circle,
half-closed,
half-cock
British Dictionary definitions for half-caste
half-caste
/ taboo /
noun
a person having parents of different races, esp the offspring of a European and an Indian
adjective
of, relating to, or designating such a person