bossa

== English == === Noun === bossa (countable and uncountable, plural bossas) Clipping of bossa nova. == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin bursa. Doublet of borsa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbo.sə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbo.sa] === Noun === bossa f (plural bosses) bag, pouch purse, handbag (figurative) money ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bossa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “bossa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “bossa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “bossa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Verb === bossa third-person singular past historic of bosser == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bosse (“hump, lump, small elevation”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bos‧sa === Noun === bossa f (plural bossas) (anatomy) hump (rounded mass, as in a camel) (anatomy) hunch (protuberance) (colloquial, dated) talent, skill, vocation (colloquial, by extension, dated) quality of being eye-catching, conspicuous, notable or distinguishing ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “bossa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bossa”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026 “bossa”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “bossa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “bossa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Sassarese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bolsa, from Late Latin bursa, a borrowing from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbossa/ === Noun === bossa f (plural bossi) bag, specifically: A flexible container. A handbag. A schoolbag. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bossàggiu === References === Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes