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mala.

suitcase

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈma.lɐ/Brazil/ˈma.lɐ/Portugal

  1. suitcase

    feminine

  2. luggage

    feminine

  3. boot, trunk

    feminine

  4. handbag

    Portugal · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French malle (“large suitcase; trunk”), 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”).

noun/ˈma.lɐ/Brazil/ˈma.lɐ/Portugal

  1. an irritating person

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · feminine · idiomatic · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French malle (“large suitcase; trunk”), 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”).

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