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

Descendants

• → Kariri: setú

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

1. dough

Declension

Declension of cesto (pattern mesto)

	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