# cesta
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).

### Noun

cesta f (plural cestes)
* basket (container)

#### Synonyms

* cestu

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Basque zesta. Doublet of cista.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈses.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈses.ta]

### Noun

cesta f (plural cestes)
* cesta, xistera (basket used in jai alai)
    Synonym: txistera
* Clipping of cesta punta.

### Further reading

* “cesta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech cěsta, from Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡sɛsta]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ce‧s‧ta
* Rhymes: -ɛsta

### Noun

cesta f
* road
    být na cestách ― to be on the way
    Se dala na cestu. ― She set off.
* journey
* path (graph theory)

#### Related terms

* cestář
* cestička
* cestovat
* cestování
* cestovní
* cestující
* rozcestí
* rozcestník

#### See also

* pěšina
* silnice
* stezka
* trasa

### Further reading

* “cesta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “cesta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “cesta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Galician
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈθesta/ [ˈθes̺.t̪ɐ]
* IPA: (standard) /ˈθesta/ [ˈθes̺.t̪ɐ]
* IPA: (seseo) /ˈsesta/ [ˈses.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -esta
* Hyphenation: ces‧ta

### Noun

cesta f (plural cestas)
* basket, specially larger ones without handles or with side handles
** 1272, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Mosteiro de Montederramo, page 469:darnos kada ano una cesta de perasgive to us each year a basket of pears
* (regional) smaller basket with a central handle
    Synonym: cesto
* (regional) muzzle
    Synonyms: bocal, vetillo

#### Related terms

* cesteiro
* cesto

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cesta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cesta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cesta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cesta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Etymology

From the Latin cista, from the Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Doublet of cista.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃe.sta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -esta
* Hyphenation: cé‧sta

### Noun

cesta f (plural ceste)
* basket

### Further reading

* cesta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* caste, steca

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡sɛsta/

### Adjective

cesta
* feminine nominative singular of cesty

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Doublet of cista.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈses.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈses.tɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈseʃ.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈses.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈseʃ.tɐ/
* Homophone: sexta (Brazil)
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -estɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -eʃtɐ
* Hyphenation: ces‧ta

### Noun

cesta f (plural cestas)
* basket
** a lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom
** (basketball) a circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball

#### Derived terms

* cesta básica
* cesteiro
* cestinha
* colocar todos os ovos em uma única cesta
* encestar

#### Related terms

* cesto

### Further reading

* “cesta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “cesta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romansch
### Alternative forms

* chista (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran)
* chaista (Puter, Vallader)

### Etymology

From Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).

### Noun

cesta f (plural cestas)
* (Sutsilvan) chest, trunk

#### Synonyms

* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) trucca
* (Surmiran) trocla
* (Surmiran) tgascha
* (Puter) chascha
* (Surmiran) begl

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* cista (Ikavian)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

### Noun

cèsta f (Cyrillic spelling цѐста)
* road (paved)
* highway

#### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:cesta.

#### Derived terms

* cȅstār
* cestàrina
* cȅstica
* cèstōvnī

#### See also

* ulica

### Further reading

* “cesta”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Silesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Czech cesta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡sɛs.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛsta
* Syllabification: ces‧ta

### Noun

cesta f
* (Cieszyn) Synonym of drōga (“road”)
** 2013 March 30, “CO TYDZIYŃ PO NASZYMU: Obezdrzymy dzisio pieknóm dziedzine”, in Gazetacodzienna‎, archived from the original on 14 August 2022:W postrzodku cesty, kiero kludzi łod Cieszyna do Jastrzymbio je tako szumno dziedzina co sie Ze[b]rzidowicami mianuje.In the middle of the road that leads from Cieszyn to Jastrzębie is a lovely village called Zebrzydowice.

### Further reading

* cesta in silling.org

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡sesta]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

cesta f (declension pattern of žena)
* road
* way

#### See also

* cestár
* cestovať
* cestovateľ

### Noun

cesta
* genitive singular of cesto

### Further reading

* “cesta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡sèːsta/

### Noun

cẹ́sta f
* road (strip of land made suitable for travel)

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “cesta”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
* “cesta”, in Termania, Amebis
* See also the general references

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Doublet of cesto. Cognate with English cist and chest.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /ˈθesta/ [ˈθes.t̪a]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsesta/ [ˈses.t̪a]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -esta
* Syllabification: ces‧ta

### Noun

cesta f (plural cestas)
* basket
    Synonyms: canasto, canasta
* (Spain, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela) laundry basket, hamper (made of plastic)
* (Mexico) laundry basket, hamper (made of soft material such as polyester and/or cotton)

#### Derived terms

* cesta de la compra
* cesta de mimbre (“wicker basket”)

#### Related terms

* cesto

### Further reading

* “cesta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10