bolso

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin vŭlsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbol.so/
  • Rhymes: -olso
  • Hyphenation: ból‧so

Adjective

bolso (feminine bolsa, masculine plural bolsi, feminine plural bolse)

  1. having difficulty breathing (of a horse)
  2. (figurative) pompous, inconclusive, unsuccessful, ineffectual, vague, vain

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Mirandese

Noun

bolso m (plural bolsos)

  1. pocket

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Portuguese

Etymology

From bolsa.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -olsu, (Brazil) -owsu
  • Hyphenation: bol‧so

Noun

bolso m (plural bolsos, metaphonic)

  1. pocket
    Este casaco não tem bolsos.
    This coat doesn't have pockets.
  2. (figuratively) one's finances or acquisitive power
    Na minha idade, um homem deve se preocupar não com o seu corpo mas com o seu bolso.
    At my age, a man needs to worry not about his body but about his pocket.

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Spanish

Etymology

From bolsa. Compare English purse and burse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbolso/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -olso
  • Syllabification: bol‧so

Noun

bolso m (plural bolsos)

  1. purse
  2. bag
  3. handbag
  4. pouch
  5. sac, tote

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