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busta.

envelope

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbus.ta/

  1. envelope

    feminine
    La carta è troppo grande per la busta.

  2. cover

    feminine
    busta primo giorno emissione

  3. shopping bag

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French boiste, whence French boîte (“box”). Derived from Medieval Latin buxida, inflected form derived from Latin buxētum (“boxwood plantation”), from Latin buxus (“boxwood”).

intj/ˈbus.ta/

  1. said by someone after he's nutmegged someone (made the ball pass between their legs)

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French boiste, whence French boîte (“box”). Derived from Medieval Latin buxida, inflected form derived from Latin buxētum (“boxwood plantation”), from Latin buxus (“boxwood”).

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