rasta

noun2

1. •
   (informal) Rastafarian
2. •
   (informal) Diminutive of rastaquouère

adjective1

1. •
   Rastafarian.

   • “You know my boyfriend has divine dreads. He’s Rasta. And he speaks fluent Jamaican patois,” she ended proudly. — 2005

noun1

1. •
   A Rastafarian.

   • Yet in adopting this oppositional belief system and alternative lifestyle, the Rastas faced severe social ostracism. — 2000