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malle.

large suitcase; trunk

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mal/
  1. large suitcase; trunk

    feminine
    Sors tes habits de la malle et range-les dans l'armoire !
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French malle, from Old French male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“leather bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather bag”). Cognate with Old High German malha, malaha (“leather bag”), Middle Dutch male (“trunk, travel bag”). More at mail.

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