mala
Meaning
- (feminine) suitcase
- (feminine) luggage
- (feminine) boot, trunk
- (Portugal, feminine) handbag
Concepts
luggage compartment
travelling bag
traveling bag
automobile trunk
japa mala
cashier’s stand
Synonyms
mala de mão
Bagagens
bolsa de mão
bagageira
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈma.lɐ/
Etymology
In summary
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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