See also: blusā

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish blusa.

Noun

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blusa

  1. blouse

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French blouse.

Noun

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blusa f (plural bluse)

  1. blouse
  2. smock (of a painter)
  3. overall (of a worker)

Descendants

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  • Hijazi Arabic: بلوزة (blūza, bulūza, bilūza)

Latvian

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 blusa on Latvian Wikipedia
 
Blusa

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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blusa f (4th declension)

  1. flea (various small, wingless bloodsucking parasites of order Siphonaptera, famous for their ability to jump)
    blusas kodiensflea bite
    cilvēka blusahuman flea
    ķert blusasto catch fleas
    uz netīras ādas parazitē blusas, kas izplata infekciju slimībasdirty skin is parasitized by fleas which spread infectious diseases

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “blusa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.

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blusà f stress pattern 2

  1. flea

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Norwegian Bokmål

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blusa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of bluse

Norwegian Nynorsk

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blusa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of bluse

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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Cognate of Danish blusse, Middle Low German blosen, Dutch blozen. Compare Old English blyscan, āblysian, English blush.

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blusa

  1. flare, blaze

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French blouse.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: blu‧sa

Noun

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blusa f (plural blusas)

  1. blouse (women's upper garment)
  2. (obsolete) smock (men's large workshirt)
  3. (Brazil) any type of informal or social coat
    Synonym: agasalho

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  • (sense 1) Usually means a short-sleeved or sleeveless top without collar or buttons, generally elegant. The term for a button-up dress shirt is camisa.

References

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  1. ^ blusa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French blouse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblusa/ [ˈblu.sa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -usa
  • Syllabification: blu‧sa

Noun

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blusa f (plural blusas)

  1. blouse

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish blusa.

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blusa (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ)

  1. blouse
    Synonym: (colloquial) pang-itaas

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