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catasta

/kəˈtæstə/

catasta noun: a platform for exhibiting slaves for sale.

Noun

catasta (plural catastae)

  1. (historical) A platform for exhibiting slaves for sale.
  2. (historical) A stage or place for torture.

Forms of catasta

pluralcatastae

Origin of catasta

From Latin catasta.

Questions about catasta

What does catasta mean?
Catasta means a platform for exhibiting slaves for sale.
What part of speech is catasta?
Catasta is a noun.
How do you pronounce catasta?
Catasta is pronounced /kəˈtæstə/.
What is the plural of catasta?
The plural of catasta is catastae.

Words near catasta in the dictionary

  1. catarrhs
  2. catarrhy
  3. catascopic
  4. catasetum
  5. catasetums
  6. catasta
  7. catastae
  8. catastalsis
  9. catastaltic
  10. catastases
  11. catastasis

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