cesto

basket

noun CHEH-stoh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'cista', from Greek 'kistē' (box, basket).

Also means

hamper

Usage Note

Cesto is a wicker or wire basket; the smaller diminutive is cestino (wastepaper basket, or a packed lunch). Compare cesta (f), a related word for a basket. Regular plural i cesti.

Examples

"Metto la frutta nel cesto sul tavolo."

Natural Translation

I put the fruit in the basket on the table.

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