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suitcase.

A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs//ˈsutkeɪs/General-American

  1. A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.

    My suitcase is stowed in the luggage rack.

  2. In the Classic Mac OS operating system, a file containing fonts, icons, sounds, and other resources.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Vulgar Latin sequor, sequi Vulgar Latin *sequere Vulgar Latin *sequita Old French siute Anglo-Norman suitebor. Middle English sute English suit substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Northern French cassebor. Middle English case English case English suitcase From suit + case.

verb/ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs//ˈsutkeɪs/General-American

  1. To trade using samples in a suitcase.

  2. To smuggle in one's rectum.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Vulgar Latin sequor, sequi Vulgar Latin *sequere Vulgar Latin *sequita Old French siute Anglo-Norman suitebor. Middle English sute English suit substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Northern French cassebor. Middle English case English case English suitcase From suit + case.

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