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Shasta
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English
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from the exonym Sustika, with an origin in the Klamath language.
Pronunciation
en /ˈʃæs.tə/
en æstə 2
Proper noun
An extinct Native American language, formerly spoken from northern California into southwestern Oregon.
A brand of cola.
en 1992 w:Beastie Boys Professor Booty ’Cause I’m the Master Blaster drinking up the Shasta / My voice sounds sweet ’cause it has-ta
en 2002 Anthology of Interest II w:Futurama Fry: It’s Saturday night; I’ve got no date, a two liter bottle of Shasta, and my all-Rush mix tape... let's rock.
2005, Entourage, season 2, episode 1, written by Doug Ellin
Turtle: Do you happen to have any diet creamsicle Shasta, by any chance?
Quest, final episode, Channel 101
Shasta. I need diet root beer Shasta.
en CDP co/Shasta County s/California c/US.
Massive wildfires scorching California https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/27/us/gallery/california-wildfires 2018-08-13 A historic schoolhouse burns in Shasta on July 26. https://web.archive.org/web/20260511224211/https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/27/us/gallery/california-wildfires/
Noun
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A member of a Native American tribe of California.
Derived terms
en Shasta lily Shasta County Shasta cypress Shasta daisy Shasta fir Shasta ground sloth Shasta Lake Shastan Shasta red fir Shasta Sam
Further reading
Anagrams
en aahsst asshat hastas
en Extinct languages Languages