# 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
* (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

### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bolsa.

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bolsɐ/

### Noun

bolsa f (plural bolsas)
* bag
    Meteu todo nunha bolsa e marchou.He put everything in a bag and left.

### Further reading

* “bolsa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bolsa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “bolsa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (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

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbow.sɐ/ [ˈboʊ̯.sɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbow.sɐ/ [ˈboʊ̯.sɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈbow.sa/ [ˈboʊ̯.sa]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbol.sɐ/ [ˈboɫ.sɐ]
* (Caipira) IPA: /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

* bolsinha

#### Related terms

* bolsada, bolseiro, bolsista, bolso

#### Descendants

* → English: bulse

## 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: /ˈbolsa/ [ˈbol.sa]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* 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

* aflojar la bolsa
* agente de bolsa
* bolsa de agua caliente
* bolsa de aire
* bolsa de corporales
* bolsa de cría
* bolsa de Dios
* bolsa de dormir
* bolsa de estudios
* bolsa de hielo
* bolsa de hierro
* bolsa de la compra
* bolsa de trabajo
* bolsa del pastor
* bolsa marsupial
* bolsa negra
* bolsear
* bolsería
* bolsero
* bolsita
* bolso
* bolsón
* corredor de bolsa
* cortabolsas
* embolsar
* hacer bolsa
* hombre de la bolsa
* la bolsa o la vida
* paje de bolsa
* violín en bolsa

#### Descendants

* → Cebuano: bulsa
* → Guaraní: 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* bolas
* balso
* lobas

## Yogad
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bolsa.

### Noun

bolsa
* pocket