Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish bolsa, from Late Latin bursa, from the Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, hide, wine-skin).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bul‧sa

Noun

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bulsa

  1. a pocket; a small bag inside a garment for carrying small items
  2. (obsolete) a sack; a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee
  3. (historical) a bolsa

Verb

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bulsa

  1. to put something into a pocket
  2. to take and keep (especially money) that which is not one's own

Tagalog

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish bolsa, from Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Words with a closed penultimate syllable tend to have ultimate stress on earlier stages of the language.

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    Noun

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    bulsá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜐ)

    1. pocket
    2. bag; sack
    3. air pocket
    4. air bubble (as in cheese)

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