cesto
Spanish, noun/ˈθesto/
cesto is spelled C-E-S-T-O (5 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 33,004th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cesto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “basket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Recipiente tejido con mimbres, varillas u otros derivados de la madera, o hecho con materiales sintéticos, en…”.
What does cesto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebasket
- 2
masculinelaundry basket, hamper (made of any material including plastic)
- 3
Mexicomasculinelaundry basket, hamper, mesh pop-up hamper (not made of plastic but rather consists of soft material such as polyester and/or cotton)
- 4
Spainmasculinehamper (made of wicker)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Recipiente tejido con mimbres, varillas u otros derivados de la madera, o hecho con materiales sintéticos, en especial cuando es más alto que ancho, y de mayor tamaño que una cesta normal. 2. Recipiente pequeño de mimbre, canasto pequeño. 3. Meta del baloncestista, que consiste en un aro metálico del que cuelga una redecilla abierta para ralentizar el paso de la pelota. 4. Recipiente de rejilla con diferentes usos y formas.
noun: 1. Correas con puntas de metal, atadas a la mano y antebrazo, que usaban los gladiadores romanos para sus golpes de puño.
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 cesto
- cestos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cesto?
- /ˈθesto/
- [ˈθes.t̪o]
- /ˈsesto/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cesto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cesto in Spanish?
cesto appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).