baule

Albanian

Noun

baule

1. portmanteau

Italian

Etymology

Most likely from Latin bāiulāre, ultimately from bāiulus (“one who bears burdens, porter, carrier”). Compare French bahut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈu.le/
• Rhymes: -ule
• Hyphenation: ba‧ù‧le

Noun

baule m (plural bauli)

1. trunk (luggage)
2. trunk or boot (of a car)
3. (furniture) case

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: باوول (bavul)
  • Turkish: bavul
  • → Laz: ბაული (bauli), ბავული (bavuli) — Okordule

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin ballō.

Noun

baule oblique singular, f (oblique plural baules, nominative singular baule, nominative plural baules)

1. dance