cesto

See also: ćěsto and često

English

Noun

cesto (plural cestos)

1. A bale or basket of coca leaves.

Anagrams

• cotes, coset, Cotes, OTECs, estoc, ScotE, scote, Coste

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛsto]

Noun

cesto

1. vocative singular of cesta

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

Latin

Noun

cestō

1. dative/ablative singular of cestus

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

Portuguese

cesto

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• cêsto (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈses.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈses.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈseʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈses.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈseʃ.tu/

• Rhymes: -estu, -eʃtu
• Homophone: sexto (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: ces‧to

Noun

cesto m (plural cestos)

1. basket (container)

   Synonyms: cesta, cabaz

2. (basketball) basket

   Synonyms: cesta, aro

Related terms

• cesteiro

Etymology 2

From Latin caestus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʃ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɛstu, -ɛʃtu
• Hyphenation: ces‧to

Noun

cesto m (plural cestos)

1. cestus (leather fighting glove)

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Latin cestus, from Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʃ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɛstu, -ɛʃtu
• Hyphenation: ces‧to

Noun

cesto m (plural cestos)

1. cestus (girdle)

Further reading

• “cesto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “cesto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “cesto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “cesto”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited 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 Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

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, Philippines) /ˈsesto/ [ˈses.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -esto
• Syllabification: ces‧to

Noun

cesto m (plural cestos)

1. basket

   Synonyms: canasta, canasto, cesta

2. (Andes, Honduras, Paraguay) laundry basket, hamper (made of any material including plastic)
3. (Rioplatense, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua) 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)

   Synonym: cuévano

Derived terms

• baloncesto
• bicho de cesto
• cesto de basura
• quien hace un cesto hará ciento, si le dan mimbres y tiempo
• ser un cesto

Related terms

• cesta

Further reading

• “cesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10