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Castro

US/ˈkæstɹoʊ/ fairly common

noun

1.

Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)

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Origin

Borrowed from Spanish Castro. The neighborhood is named after Californio politician José Castro (1808-1860).

Phrases

  • Castro clone

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