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

They spoke little—it was he who had fetched the cesta—both immersed in individual thoughts.

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