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bolsa

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish bolsa (literally “purse”). Doublet of purse and bulse.

Noun

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bolsa (plural bolsas)

  1. (historical, Spanish America and Philippines) An exchange for the transaction of business.

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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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

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  • Hyphenation: bol‧sa

Noun

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bolsa

  1. a pocket; a small bag inside a garment for carrying small items
  2. (obsolete) a sack; a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee
  3. (historical) a bolsa

Verb

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bolsa

  1. to put something into a pocket
  2. to take and keep (especially money) that which is not one's own

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:bolsa.

Galician

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bolsa f (plural bolsas)

  1. bag
    Meteu todo nunha bolsa e marchou.
    He put everything in a bag and left.

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbol.sa/
  • Rhymes: -olsa
  • Hyphenation: ból‧sa

Adjective

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bolsa f sg

  1. feminine singular of bolso

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese bolsa.

Noun

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bolsa

  1. bag
  2. grant, scholarship

References

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  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Ladino

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish, from Late Latin bursa.

Noun

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bolsa f (Latin spelling)

  1. bag

Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese bolssa, from Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide”). Doublet of bursa.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbow.sɐ/ [ˈboʊ̯.sɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbow.sa/ [ˈboʊ̯.sa]

Noun

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bolsa f (plural bolsas)

  1. purse, handbag, bag
  2. stock exchange (building and the associated organization)
  3. grant, scholarship
    Synonym: bolsa de estudos
  4. pouch (of marsupials)
    Synonym: marsúpio

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → English: bulse

Sambali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish bolsa.

Noun

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bolsa

  1. pocket

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin bursa. Doublet of bursa. Cognate with English burse (“purse”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbolsa/ [ˈbol.sa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -olsa
  • Syllabification: bol‧sa

Noun

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bolsa f (plural bolsas)

  1. bag
  2. coin purse
    Synonym: monedero
  3. (Mexico) purse, handbag
  4. (finance) stock exchange
  5. pouch (of marsupials)
    Synonym: marsupio
  6. (Mexico, Central America, Philippines) pocket (in clothing)
    Synonym: bolsillo

Derived terms

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Descendants

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See also

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Yogad

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish bolsa.

Noun

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bolsa

  1. pocket
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