Kilo Lingo

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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

.

My mother always carries a big black handbag.

metro.

They stole her handbag on the underground.

.

I keep the money in the inside pocket of the bag.

.

I bought a new bag for the trip.

.

The handbag is on top of the kitchen table.

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This word is part of lesson 31.