cesto

See also: ćěsto and često

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛsto]

Noun

cesto

1. vocative singular of cesta

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin cista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.sto/
• Rhymes: -esto
• Hyphenation: cé‧sto

Noun

cesto m (plural cesti)

1. basket

Derived terms

• cestino

Anagrams

• coste, scote

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Latin

Noun

cestō

1. dative/ablative singular of cestus

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• zesto (obsolete)

Etymology

cesty +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛstɔ/

Adverb

cesto (comparative cesćej, superlative nejcesćej)

1. frequently, often

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “cesto”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “cesto”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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Portuguese

cesto

Etymology

From cesta (“basket”), from Latin cista (“trunk, chest”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /ˈses.tu/, [ˈses.tu]

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /ˈses.tu/, [ˈses.tu]
  • IPA^(key): (Rio de Janeiro) /ˈseʃ.tu/, [ˈseʃ.tu]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ˈseʃ.tu/, [ˈseʃ.tu]

• Homophone: sexto (South Brazil)
• Hyphenation: ces‧to

Noun

cesto m (plural cestos)

1. basket (container)

   Synonyms: cesta, cabaz

2. (basketball) basket

   Synonyms: cesta, aro

Related terms

• cesteiro

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *těsto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛstɔ/

Noun

cesto n (genitive singular cesta, nominative plural cestá, genitive plural ciest, declension pattern of mesto)

1. dough

Declension

Declension of cesto

	singular	plural
nominative	cesto	cestá
genitive	cesta	ciest
dative	cestu	cestám
accusative	cesto	cestá
locative	ceste	cestách
instrumental	cestom	cestami

Derived terms

• cestový
• cestíčko

Further reading

• cesto in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cista. Doublet of cesta. Cognate with English cist and chest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθesto/, [ˈθes.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsesto/, [ˈses.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia)

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• Rhymes: -esto

Noun

cesto m (plural cestos)

1. basket

   Synonyms: canasta, canasto, cesta

2. (Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru) laundry basket, hamper (made of any material including plastic)
3. (Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Uruguay) laundry basket, hamper, mesh pop-up hamper (not made of plastic but rather consists of soft material such as polyester and/or cotton)
4. (Spain) hamper (made of wicker)

Derived terms

• baloncesto
• cesto de basura

Related terms

• cesta

Further reading

• “cesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014