cestello

Definitions of cestello
  1. noun
    a container that is usually woven and has handles
    synonyms: canestro, cesta, cestino, cesto, paniere
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    type of:
    contenitore
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  2. noun
    a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
    synonyms: cassetta
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    type of:
    cassetta, scatola
    a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
  3. noun
    a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
    synonyms: batteria, tamburo
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    types:
    grancassa
    a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
    tamburello
    a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
    type of:
    percussione
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  4. noun
    a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
    synonyms: bidone, fusto
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    type of:
    recipiente
    an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
  5. noun
    small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
    synonyms: bidone
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