canasto

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cānastrum. Cognate with English canister.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈnasto/ [kaˈnas.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -asto
  • Syllabification: ca‧nas‧to

Noun

canasto m (plural canastos)

  1. basket
    Synonyms: cesta, cesto
  2. (Andalusia, Rioplatense, Chile) laundry basket, hamper (made of any kind of material)

Hyponyms

  • canasto para bicicleta (“bicycle basket”)

Derived terms

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

Descendants

  • → Dutch: kanaster, knaster

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.