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bossa

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin bursa. Doublet of borsa.

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Noun

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bossa f (plural bosses)

  1. bag, pouch
  2. purse, handbag
  3. (figurative) money

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French

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Verb

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bossa

  1. third-person singular past historic of bosser

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bosse (“hump, lump, small elevation”).[1]

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  • Hyphenation: bos‧sa

Noun

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bossa f (plural bossas)

  1. (anatomy) hump (rounded mass, as in a camel)
  2. (anatomy) hunch (protuberance)
  3. (colloquial, dated) talent, skill, vocation
  4. (colloquial, by extension, dated) quality of being eye-catching, conspicuous, notable or distinguishing
    • 1941, “Eu Fui À Europa”, Chiquinho Sales (music), performed by Linda Batista:
      Meti minha bossa
      Pra mostrar que a gente nossa
      Também sabe cantar
      Com aquele molho de abafar
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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References

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  1. ^ “bossa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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Sassarese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish bolsa, from Late Latin bursa, a borrowing from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”).

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Noun

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bossa f (plural bossi)

  1. bag, specifically:
    1. A flexible container.
    2. A handbag.
    3. A schoolbag.

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References

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  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
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