bossa

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Doublet of borsa.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbo.sə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbo.sa/

Noun

bossa f (plural bosses)

bag

Derived terms

bossa d'aigua calenta
bossa d'escombraries
bossa de mà
bossa de plàstic

French

Verb

bossa

third-person singular past historic of bosser

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from French bosse (“hump, lump, small elevation”).

Noun

bossa f (plural bossas)

(anatomy) hump (rounded mass, as in a camel)
(anatomy) hunch (protuberance)

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