kastom

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Bislama kastom or Tok Pisin kastom, both from English custom. Doublet of consuetude, costume, and custom. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːstɒm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑstɑm/ Hyphenation: ka‧stom === Noun === kastom (uncountable) (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, cultural anthropology) Traditional beliefs and values held, and culture practised, in modern times in Melanesia. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === kastom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Matsko, komast == Tok Pisin == === Etymology === Inherited from English custom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kas.tom/ === Noun === kastom kastom; traditional practices, especially as done by the bus kanaka ==== Usage notes ==== This is a false friend with English. A custom, in the sense of something that one usually does, is pasin. ==== Descendants ==== → English: kastom