kast
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kast¹
Rhymes with -æst
Where it comes from
From Dutch kast, from Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *casto (“chest, reservoir”), from Proto-West Germanic *kastō.
noun kasts · kasten
- A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries At Clifford A. Wallach tramp art rules absolutely, most unusually in a large cupboard that has the mass of a Dutch kast armoire and is painted light green.
Kast²
- /kæst/ US, UK
Rhymes with -æst
Where it comes from
* As a German surname, from Kast, a spelling variant of Karst, the dropping of the r being common in northern dialects, from the noun Karst (“hoe, mattock”).
* As an Alemannic German surname, from the medieval personal name Arbogast.
* See also the etymology at Gast.
proper noun Kasts
- A surname from German.
Translations
Talk about this word "kast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kast. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kast. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kast "kast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kast.Cite this
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title = {kast},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kast},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
