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cesta.

basket, specially larger ones without handles or with side handles

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈθesta/[ˈθes̺.t̪ɐ]/ˈθesta/standard[ˈθes̺.t̪ɐ]standard
  1. basket, specially larger ones without handles or with side handles

    feminine
  2. smaller basket with a central handle

    feminine · regional
  3. muzzle

    feminine · regional
Where this word comes from

Attested since the 13th century. Inherited from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē), but semantically closer to Proto-Celtic *kist-: Middle Irish cess (“basket, causeway of wickerwork, beehive”), Old Welsh cest (“basket”).

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