Polyglot Dictionary

cesta

/ˈsesta/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las cestas

Meaning

  1. basket

    • Llevo la fruta en una cesta.

      I carry the fruit in a basket.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

canasta

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

balaio

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

Portuguese

cesta

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

Practice

1 What does cesta mean?

2 Fill the gap: Llevo la fruta en una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cesta?

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