canasta
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canasta(
kah
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nahs
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tah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (lightweight container)
2. (sports)
3. (card game)
a. canasta
Cada sábado juega a la canasta con un grupo de amigas.She plays canasta every Saturday with a group of friends.
4. (for luggage)
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
canasta
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (cesto)
a. basket
2. (economics) (River Plate)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
el precio de la canasta familiarthe cost of the average week's shopping
3. (juego de naipes)
a. canasta
4. (de automóvil)
a. roof rack
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