canasto

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cānastrum. Cognate with English canister.

Noun

canasto m (plural canastos)

basket
Synonyms: cesta, cesto
(Andalusia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay) laundry basket, hamper (made of any kind of material)

Hyponyms

canasto para bicicleta (“bicycle basket”)

Derived terms

cesto de mimbre (“wicker basket”) (Argentina, Uruguay)

Related terms

canasta

Further reading

“canasto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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