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cesta

cesta

1 9.4
A woven container used to carry or store things like food
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛstə/
translation icon : cesta
  • The market vendor displayed colorful fruits in a large cesta on the stall.

Examples

  • She placed the fruits in a cesta.

  • He carried a woven cesta filled with vegetables from the garden.

  • She placed fresh bread in the cesta before serving breakfast to her family.

  • The cestas were beautifully woven by local artisans.

  • She carried the fruits in a beautiful woven cesta to the market.

  • The artisan displayed his handcrafted pottery inside a large cesta at the fair.

  • For the picnic, they packed sandwiches and drinks in a traditional cesta.

Synonyms

basket
vscesta
288 1.0

A container made by weaving thin pieces of material with handles for carrying things

is often woven and used for carrying storing or displaying objects
wicker basket
vscesta
5 2.0

A basket woven from thin bendable twigs or reeds

is often made from various materials and used for general carrying or storing
sewing basket
vscesta
1 2.1

A small basket for keeping needles, thread and other things used to fix clothes

is for general carrying storing or displaying objects rather than a single craft use
shopping basket
vscesta
1 1.0

A small container with a handle used to carry items while you shop in a store

is used for carrying or storing items in many situations not only in stores

How Big

food hamper
  • UK
2.8
cesta
1 9.4
handbasket
11 2.8

Surface Forms

cesta singular
cestas plural

Etymology

Cesta comes from an old Latin word cista meaning 'box' or 'basket', and it is like the English word chest that also means a box. So a cesta is a woven 'basket' for carrying, storing, or showing things.