bolso
See also: bolso-
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbol.so/
- Rhymes: -olso
- Hyphenation: ból‧so
Adjective
bolso (feminine bolsa, masculine plural bolsi, feminine plural bolse)
- having difficulty breathing (of a horse)
- (figurative) pompous, inconclusive, unsuccessful, ineffectual, vague, vain
Synonyms
Derived terms
Mirandese
Noun
bolso m (plural bolsos)
Synonyms
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From bolsa + -o (forms the masculine).
Alternative forms
- bôlso (pre-reform spelling)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbow.su/ [ˈboʊ̯.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbow.so/ [ˈboʊ̯.so]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbol.su/ [ˈboɫ.su]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -olsu, (Brazil) -owsu
- Hyphenation: bol‧so
Noun
bolso m (plural bolsos, metaphonic)
- pocket
- Este casaco não tem bolsos.
- This coat doesn't have pockets.
- (figuratively) one's finances or acquisitive power
- Na minha idade, um homem deve se preocupar não com o seu corpo mas com o seu bolso.
- At my age, a man needs to worry not about his body but about his pocket.
Usage notes
The plural may be pronounced with either /o/ or /ɔ/.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔw.su/ [ˈbɔʊ̯.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔw.so/ [ˈbɔʊ̯.so]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɔl.su/ [ˈbɔɫ.su]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔlsu, (Brazil) -ɔwsu
- Hyphenation: bol‧so
Verb
bolso
- first-person singular present indicative of bolsar
Further reading
- “bolso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “bolso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “bolso”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
- “bolso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “bolso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From bolsa. Compare English purse and burse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbolso/ [ˈbol.so]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -olso
- Syllabification: bol‧so
Noun
bolso m (plural bolsos)
Hyponyms
- bolso de viaje (“duffel bag, overnight bag, travel bag”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bolso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024