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bursa.

purse; supply of money, funds; stock market (Cal);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbʊr.sa]Classical-Latin[ˈbur.sa]
  1. oxhide, animal skin

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. purse, especially one made of skin or leather

    Medieval-Latin · broadly · declension-1 · feminine
  3. supply of money, funds

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
  4. pension

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Late Latin (4th century); from the Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”).

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