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bolsa
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bolsa (literally “purse”). Doublet of purse and bulse.
Noun
bolsa (plural bolsas)
- (historical, Spanish America and Philippines) An exchange for the transaction of business.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish bolsa, from Late Latin bursa, from the Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”). A corrected form of bulsa, with the letter o retained.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bol‧sa
Noun
bolsa
- a pocket; a small bag inside a garment for carrying small items
- (obsolete) a sack; a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee
- (historical) a bolsa
Verb
bolsa
- to put something into a pocket
- to take and keep (especially money) that which is not one's own
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bolsa.
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Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
bolsa f (plural bolsas)
- bag
- Meteu todo nunha bolsa e marchou.
- He put everything in a bag and left.
Further reading
- “bolsa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “bolsa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “bolsa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bolsa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “bolsa” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
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Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
bolsa f sg
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese bolsa.
Noun
bolsa
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Late Latin bursa.
Noun
bolsa f
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese bolssa, from Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide”). Doublet of bursa.
Pronunciation
Noun
bolsa f (plural bolsas)
- purse, handbag, bag
- stock exchange (building and the associated organization)
- grant, scholarship
- Synonym: bolsa de estudos
- pouch (of marsupials)
- Synonym: marsúpio
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → English: bulse
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Sambali
Etymology
Noun
bolsa
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin bursa. Doublet of bursa. Cognate with English burse (“purse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bolsa f (plural bolsas)
- bag
- coin purse
- Synonym: monedero
- (Mexico) purse, handbag
- (finance) stock exchange
- pouch (of marsupials)
- Synonym: marsupio
- (Mexico, Central America, Philippines) pocket (in clothing)
- Synonym: bolsillo
Derived terms
- aflojar la bolsa
- agente de bolsa
- bolsa de agua caliente
- bolsa de aire
- bolsa de corporales
- bolsa de cría
- bolsa de Dios
- bolsa de dormir
- bolsa de estudios
- bolsa de hielo
- bolsa de hierro
- bolsa de la compra
- bolsa de trabajo
- bolsa del pastor
- bolsa marsupial
- bolsa negra
- bolsear
- bolsería
- bolsero
- bolsita
- bolso
- bolsón
- corredor de bolsa
- cortabolsas
- embolsar
- hacer bolsa
- hombre de la bolsa
- la bolsa o la vida
- paje de bolsa
- violín en bolsa
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “bolsa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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Etymology
Noun
bolsa
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