No. 7,769 in Catalan

cistell

Basket.

In a sentence

Vaig comprar un cistell per portar la fruita.
I bought a basket to carry the fruits.
In this sentence, 'cistell' is used to refer to a container made of woven material, commonly used to store or transport items.
La cistella de la bicicleta està plena.
The basket of the bicycle is full.
Here, 'cistell' is referred to as 'cistella,' meaning the basket attached to a bicycle for carrying items.
He encistellat la pilota al meu primer intent.
I shot the ball into the basket on my first attempt.
In this usage, 'cistell' is part of the phrase 'encistellar,' which means to score in basketball, showing a derived usage from 'cistell.'

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