cesta

[ ses-tuh ]

noun

, Jai Alai.

1. a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cesta¹

1900–05; < Spanish: literally, basket < Latin cista chest

Example Sentences

She and her partner were surviving on a "cesta basica", food parcels donated by a local charity in the Salsa e Merengue neighbourhood they call home.

From BBC

He and colleagues from the music and education project Farofa Black started raising money for food parcels – known as cesta básica, the basic basket in Brazil – to deliver around the community.

From The Guardian

Cesta, a brand-new label, has just the thing.

From New York Times

Cesta sisal basket bag with leather strap, $350 at cestacollective.com.

From New York Times

Yolanda Cesta Cursach, the museum’s curator of performance, was particularly interested in the period of Ms. Tharp’s career when she worked in nontraditional spaces like museums and parks.

From New York Times