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    Cestos (en. Baskets)

    /ses.tos/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Containers used to hold or transport objects.
    The market is full of baskets of fresh fruit.
    El mercado está lleno de cestos de frutas frescas.
    Structure made of wicker, cane, or another material, shaped like a basket.
    I bought a wicker basket to carry the fruits.
    Compré un cesto de mimbre para llevar las frutas.

    Etymology

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

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    To give a basket
    To make something succeed or be achieved.
    darle cesto
    To be in the basket
    To be in an unfavorable or complicated situation.
    estar en el cesto

    Related Words

    Basket
    Receptacle with a circular or oval shape.
    cesta
    Receptacle
    Object used to hold or store things.
    recipiente
    Wicker
    Flexible material used to make baskets.
    mimbre

    Slang Meanings

    Referring to a person who is busy with many things.
    He is so tangled up in his baskets that he can't get out.
    Está tan enredado en sus cestos que no puede salir.
    Basket as a symbol of hard work or effort.
    That person has a lot of baskets and keeps going.
    Esa persona tiene muchos cestos y sigue adelante.