maleta

See also: Maleta and Małeta

Catalan

Noun

maleta f (plural maletes)

1. suitcase

Further reading

• “maleta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish maleta (“suitcase”).

Noun

maleta

1. suitcase

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1370. From Old French malete, from male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“leather bag”). Compare English mail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈleta̝/

Noun

maleta f (plural maletas)

1. suitcase
   • 1370,

     Et poso en suas maletas seu auer, et vesteusse moy rricament

     And she put her belongings in her suitcases, and dressed herself richly

2. (figuratively) hunchback
3. (figuratively) jobless and lazy person; vagrant

   Synonym: palanquín

References

• “maleta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “maleta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “maleta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “maleta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “maleta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish maleta and Portuguese maleta.

Noun

maleta

1. suitcase
2. trunk

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈleta/, /maˈletɐ/

Noun

maleta f (plural maletas)

1. suitcase
2. bag
3. briefcase (case used for carrying documents)

Synonyms

• valise

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Spanish

Etymology

From mala +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈle.ta/

Noun

maleta f (plural maletas)

1. suitcase (large piece of luggage)

   Synonyms: valija, petaca

2. (Chile, Venezuela) trunk, boot (of a car)

   Synonyms: maletero, cajuela

Related terms

• maletín m

Further reading

• “maleta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maleta (“suitcase”).

Noun

maleta

1. suitcase; valise