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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.

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.