Shasta

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Shasta

/ˈʃæs.tə/

Rhymes with -æstə

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from the exonym Sustika, with an origin in the Klamath language.

proper noun

An extinct Native American language, formerly spoken from northern California into southwestern Oregon.
A brand of cola. ’Cause I’m the Master Blaster drinking up the Shasta / My voice sounds sweet ’cause it has-ta
A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. A historic schoolhouse burns in Shasta on July 26.

noun Shastas · Shasta

A member of a Native American tribe of California.

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@misc{shasta_2026,
  title = {Shasta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shasta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}