el
masculine
/ˈbolso/
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Translation
handbag, bag
Word origin
From Latin bursa ('purse, bag'), itself from Greek byrsa ('hide, leather'). The same root gives English 'purse', 'bursar' and 'reimburse'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bursa
- English cognates
- purse, bursar, reimburse
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralbolsos
Examples
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My mother always carries a big black handbag.
metro.
They stole her handbag on the underground.
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I keep the money in the inside pocket of the bag.
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I bought a new bag for the trip.
.
The handbag is on top of the kitchen table.
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