bolsa

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bolsa (literally “purse”). Doublet of purse and bulse. === Noun === bolsa (plural bolsas) (historical, Spanish America and Philippines) An exchange for the transaction of business. === Anagrams === Albos, Boals, Sabol, Sobal, albos, bolas, bosal == Cebuano == === Etymology === From Spanish bolsa, from Late Latin bursa, from the Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”). A corrected form of bulsa, with the letter o retained. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bol‧sa === Noun === bolsa a pocket (a small bag inside a garment for carrying small items) 2012 — Cañete, Prescil I., Ang Sigbin ni Sisoy (24 March), Sugilanon, Kalingawan, Banat News (obsolete) a sack; a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee (historical) a bolsa === Verb === bolsa to put something into a pocket to take and keep (especially money) that which is not one's own == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbolsa/ [ˈbol.s̺ɐ] Rhymes: -olsa Hyphenation: bol‧sa === Noun === bolsa f (plural bolsas) bag === Further reading === “bolsa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “bolsa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “bolsa”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bolsa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “bolsa”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbol.sa/ Rhymes: -olsa Hyphenation: ból‧sa === Adjective === bolsa f sg feminine singular of bolso == Kabuverdianu == === Etymology === From Portuguese bolsa. === Noun === bolsa bag grant, scholarship === References === Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN == Ladino == === Etymology === From Old Spanish, from Late Latin bursa. === Noun === bolsa f bag == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese bolssa, from Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide”). Doublet of bursa. === Pronunciation === (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈboɻ.sɐ/ Homophones: bolça, bouça (Brazil) Rhymes: (Portugal) -olsɐ, (Brazil) -owsɐ Hyphenation: bol‧sa === Noun === bolsa f (plural bolsas) purse, handbag, bag stock exchange (building and the associated organization) grant, scholarship Synonym: bolsa de estudos pouch (of marsupials) Synonym: marsúpio ==== Synonyms ==== (bag): mala, saco, sacola (purse, small bag): carteira ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bolsada, bolseiro, bolsista, bolso ==== Descendants ==== → English: bulse === Further reading === “bolsa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bolsa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Sambali == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bolsa. === Noun === bolsa pocket == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin bursa. Doublet of bursa. Cognate with English burse (“purse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbolsa/ [ˈbol.sa] Rhymes: -olsa Syllabification: bol‧sa === Noun === bolsa f (plural bolsas) bag coin purse Synonym: monedero (Mexico) purse, handbag (finance) stock exchange pouch (of marsupials) Synonym: marsupio (Mexico, Central America, Philippines) pocket (in clothing) Synonym: bolsillo ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: bulsa → Paraguayan Guarani: vosa → Tagalog: bulsa → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: puxajtli̱ ==== See also ==== costal saco talego === Further reading === “bolsa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === bolas balso lobas == Yogad == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bolsa. === Noun === bolsa pocket