# maleta
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maleta.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ma‧le‧ta
* IPA: /maˈleta/ [maˈl̪e.ta]

### Noun

maléta
* suitcase, briefcase
* valise, trunk
    Synonyms: baul, kaban

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old French malete, diminutive of male (“leather bag”). Cognate with contemporary French mallette (“briefcase”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [məˈlɛ.tə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [məˈlə.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [maˈle.ta]
* Homophone: meleta
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

maleta f (plural maletes)
* suitcase

#### Derived terms

* boneta
* maleter
* maletí

#### Further reading

* “maleta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “maleta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “maleta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Central Tarahumara
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maleta (“suitcase”).

### Noun

maleta
* rifle case

### References

* Hilton, K. Simón (1993) Diccionario tarahumara de Samachique, Chihuahua, México (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 101)‎ (in Spanish), special corrected and updated edition, Tucson: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 42
* Hilton, K. Simón with Shoemaker, Wes (2016) Diccionario tarahumara actualizado‎ (in Spanish), draft edition, SIL International, page 28

## Chavacano
### Etymology

From Spanish maleta (“suitcase”).

### Noun

maleta
* suitcase

## Estonian
### Noun

maleta
* abessive singular of male

## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since 1370. Ultimately from Old French malete, displacing maeta (13th century), from male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“leather bag”). Compare English mail.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [maˈletɐ]

### Noun

maleta f (plural maletas)
* suitcase
** 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 417:Et poso en suas maletas seu auer, et vesteusse moy rricamentAnd she put her belongings in her suitcases, and dressed herself richly
* (figurative) hunchback
* (figurative) jobless and lazy person; vagrant
    Synonym: palanquín

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “maleta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “maleta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “maleta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “maleta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “maleta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Spanish maleta and Portuguese maleta.

### Noun

maleta
* suitcase
* trunk

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /maˈle.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /maˈle.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /maˈle.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɐˈle.tɐ/
* Hyphenation: ma‧le‧ta

### Noun

maleta f (plural maletas)
* suitcase
* bag
* briefcase (case used for carrying documents)

#### Synonyms

* valise

## Spanish
### Etymology

From mala (“suitcase”, originally referred to a larger item like a chest or trunk) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈleta/ [maˈle.t̪a]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eta
* Syllabification: ma‧le‧ta

### Noun

maleta f (plural maletas)
* suitcase (large piece of luggage)
    Synonyms: valija, petaca
* (Chile, Venezuela) trunk, boot (of a car)
    Synonyms: maletero, cajuela

#### Derived terms

* hacer la maleta
* hacer las maletas

#### Related terms

* maletín m

#### Descendants

* → Central Tarahumara: maleta
* > Chavacano: maleta (inherited)
* → Tagalog: maleta

#### Further reading

* “maleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maleta (“suitcase”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /maˈleta/ [mɐˈlɛː.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -eta
* Syllabification: ma‧le‧ta

### Noun

maleta (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜆ)
* suitcase; valise

#### Descendants

* → Tausug: malita

### Further reading

* “maleta”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “maleta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Yakan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maleta (“suitcase”).

### Noun

maleta
* suitcase