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large basket

nounmasculine/kɐˈnaʃtɾu/low

ca·nas·tro

Definition

A large basket, typically made of wicker or osier, used for carrying or storing agricultural produce such as fruit, fish, or laundry.
The farmers brought the apples in large baskets.
The washed laundry was drying inside a large basket.
Common collocations
wicker basketfishing basketfull to the brim
Idiomatic expressions
  • Full to the brim (very full).

Etymology

Do latim 'canistrum', por sua vez do grego 'kanastron' (cesto).

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