canasta

/kaˈnasta/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
canastas

Meaning

  1. basket

    • Llenó la canasta de fruta.

      He filled the basket with fruit.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

cesto

canasta and cesto are close synonyms for "basket"; cesto is a common masculine term.

cesta

canasta and cesta are close synonyms for "basket"; cesta is a common feminine term.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cesta

cesta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "basket."

Portuguese

cesto

cesto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "basket."

Practice

1 What does canasta mean?

2 Fill the gap: Llenó la ___ de fruta.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches canasta?

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