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canasto

Spanish, noun/kaˈnasto/

canasto is spelled C-A-N-A-S-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 52,113th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canasto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “basket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cesta de base estrecha”.

What does canasto mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebasket

  2. 2

    masculinelaundry basket, hamper (made of any kind of material)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Cesta de base estrecha. 2. Recipiente elaborado con fibras tejidas.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of canasto

  • canastos plural
  • canastro alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce canasto?

  • /kaˈnasto/
  • [kaˈnas.t̪o]
  • [kaˈnast̪o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to canasto

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is canasto in Spanish?

canasto appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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