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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bourse.

coin purse

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/buʁs/
  1. coin purse

    dated · feminine
  2. a purseful of money; by extension, any sum of money available to be paid

    feminine
  3. financial grant

    feminine
  4. bourse, stock exchange

    feminine
  5. the scrotum

    feminine
  6. balls

    feminine · in-plural · slang
    Ça remonte à quand, la dernière fois que tu t'es vidé les bourses ?
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French borse, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide”).

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