bolsa

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

bolsa (plural bolsas)

  1. (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

  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

bolsa

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bolsa.

Galician

Pronunciation

Noun

bolsa f (plural bolsas)

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

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

bolsa f sg

  1. feminine singular of bolso

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese bolsa.

Noun

bolsa

  1. bag
  2. grant, scholarship

References

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

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Late Latin bursa.

Noun

bolsa f (Latin spelling)

  1. bag

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

bolsa f (plural bolsas)

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

Synonyms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → English: bulse

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bolsa.

Noun

bolsa

  1. pocket

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Descendants

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bolsa.

Noun

bolsa

  1. pocket
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