"cesta" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cestas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cesta (plural cestas)
  1. A hook-shaped basket used to catch and throw the ball in jai alai.
    Sense id: en-cesta-en-noun-1XFbyk-F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries
     
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        "A hook-shaped basket used to catch and throw the ball in jai alai."
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "jai alai",
          "jai alai"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cesta"
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      ]
    }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "A hook-shaped basket used to catch and throw the ball in jai alai."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hook",
          "hook"
        ],
        [
          "basket",
          "basket"
        ],
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          "jai alai",
          "jai alai"
        ]
      ]
    }
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}

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