canestro
Italian
Etymology
From Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron), κάνιστρον (kánistron). Compare English canister.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛstro
Noun
canestro m (plural canestri)
- basket (normal, and in basketball)
- hamper
- Synonym: cesto
- 1973, “Il signor Hood”, in Alice no lo sa, performed by Francesco De Gregori:
- Lo vedi sempre con le spalle al sole, / con un canestro di parole nuove / calpestare nuove aiuole
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Derived terms
- pallacanestro (“basketball”)
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