Today's
word is: "cesta" = basket
1.
In Spanish, “cesta”*
is a feminine noun of Latin origin, the main meaning of which is
basket,
as in:
- Hay cestas de fruta (there are fruit baskets);
2.
Some expressions in Spanish with the word “cesta”
are:
- Cesta de la compra (shopping basket*);
- La cesta de la compra no es tan cómoda como el carrito (the shopping basket is not as comfortable as the shopping trolley);
- La leche es uno de los elementos de la cesta de la compra en España (milk is one of the typical everyday consumer products in Spain);
- La cesta de la compra cuesta cada día más (the shopping basket gets more expensive every day);
- Cesta de Navidad (Christmas hamper/ basket);
- Cesta de mimbre** (wicker basket);
- Cesta punta (sport also known as jai alai);
- A physical shopping basket
- A mix or bundle of typical everyday consumer products
- The cost of that mix or bundle of typical everyday consumer products
**Sometimes also called a
“cesta de paja” or “cesta de pajilla” (straw
basket)
3.
The related masculine word “cesto”*
is often used with a similar meaning as “cesta”
-sometimes used to refer to a bigger type of basket.
Some
expressions in Spanish with the word “cesto”
are:
- Cesto de mimbre (wicker basket);
- Cesto de los papeles (waste paper basket);
- Estar hecho un cesto (to be extremely tired or drunk/ to be wrecked);
- Ser un cesto (to rude/ ignorant/ an ignoramus);
*The sport of basketball
is commonly known in Spanish as “baloncesto”
and “cesto”
or “cesta”
used to refer to the basket/
hoop.
4. A related word is the action word/ verb “encestar”, which means:
4. A related word is the action word/ verb “encestar”, which means:
- To place something inside a basket/ to encase it;
- To score a basket (in basketball);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "cesta" in the YouTube clip: CestaPunta
*NB
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