boneta
Catalan
Etymology
Alteration of maleta by taboo deformation, with bon (“good”) replacing the element mal (“bad”).
Pronunciation
Noun
boneta f (plural bonetes)
- (archaic) saddlebags
- (nautical) bonnet (extension added to a sail)
Descendants
- → Spanish: boneta
Further reading
- “boneta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007