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maleta.

suitcase

6 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈleta/[maˈle.t̪ɐ]
  1. suitcase

    feminine
  2. hunchback

    feminine · figuratively
  3. jobless and lazy person; vagrant

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

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.

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