la
feminine
/ˈbolsa/
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Translation
bag
Word origin
From Latin bursa ('purse, leather bag'), from Greek byrsa ('hide, leather'). The same root gives English purse and bursar.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bursa
- English cognates
- purse, bursar, bourse
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralbolsas
Examples
.
I have forgotten the shopping bag.
plástico .
He is carrying a plastic bag in his hand.
.
Put the dirty clothes in this bag.
documentos .
She keeps the important documents in that black bag.
.
The stock market fell this week after the news.
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