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cesta
ces·ta C0217800 (sĕs′tə)n. A scoop-shaped wicker basket that is worn over the hand and used to catch and throw the ball in jai alai. [Spanish, basket, from Latin cista, chest; see chest.]cesta (ˈsɛstə) n(in jai alai) the long basket used to throw and catch the balljai a•lai (ˈhaɪ ˌlaɪ, ˈhaɪ əˌlaɪ, ˌhaɪ əˈlaɪ) n. a game resembling handball, played on a three-walled court by two, four, or six players who use a long, curved wicker basket (cesta) strapped to the wrist to catch and throw a small, hard ball against the front wall.Compare fronton. [1905–10; < Sp < Basque, =jai holiday, feast + alai merry] EncyclopediaSeejai alaiCESTA
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CESTA➣Centro Salvadoreño de Tecnología Apropiada (Salvador) | CESTA➣Centre d'Études Scientifiques et Techniques d'Aquitaine | CESTA➣College of Engineering Science, Technology and Agriculture (Florida A&M University) | CESTA➣Cultural Exchange Station in Tabor (Tabor, Czech Republic) |
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