shasta means an extinct Native American language, formerly spoken from northern California into southwestern Oregon. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
shasta is pronounced /ˈʃæs.tə/.
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from the exonym Sustika, with an origin in the Klamath language.
name
- 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
- A member of a Native American tribe of California.