Cestas (en. Baskets)

/ˈsestas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Concave container, usually made of plant fibers, used to carry or store things.

I filled the baskets with fresh fruits from the market.

Llené las cestas de frutas frescas del mercado.

Container used to collect or transport dirty laundry.

I placed the dirty clothes in the laundry basket.

Coloqué la ropa sucia en la cesta del lavadero.

In the sports context, the term refers to the baskets in basketball.

The player scored three baskets in the last quarter.

El jugador encestó tres cestas en el último cuarto.

From the Latin 'cesta', which means 'basket or container'.

shopping basket

Container used to store products when shopping.

cesta de la compra

picnic basket

Object used to carry food and drinks on a picnic.

cesta de picnic

throw the basket

Expression used in sports to refer to missing a shot at the target.

tirar la cesta

basket maker

Person who makes baskets.

cestero

small basket

Small basket, usually decorative.

cestita

large basket

Large basket, typically used for storage.

cestón

Basket as a place to accumulate unnecessary things.

That corner is a basket of things I don’t use.

Ese rincón es una cesta de cosas que no utilizo.

Referring to a group of people who are always together.

That basket of friends is always everywhere.

Esa cesta de amigos siempre está en todos lados.