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bolsa

Spanish, noun/ˈbolsa/

bolsa is spelled B-O-L-S-A (5 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,983rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bolsa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “bag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Recipiente de material flexible, especialmente tela”.

What does bolsa mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininebag

  2. 2

    femininecoin purse

  3. 3

    Mexicofemininepurse, handbag

  4. 4

    femininestock exchange

  5. 5

    femininepouch (of marsupials)

  6. 6

    Mexicofemininepocket (in clothing)

  7. 7

    femininevulgartesticle, ball

  8. 8

    Spaincolloquialfemininesock

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Recipiente de material flexible, especialmente tela 2. En particular, el pequeño y cerrado por un cordón en que se llevaba antiguamente el dinero. 3. En particular, el de material resistente en que se guarda ropa y otros efectos para viajar 4. En particular, el que se colgaba del aparejo de un carruaje para transportar efectos.

noun: 1. Mercado oficial para la compraventa de acciones y otros títulos 2. Lugar donde la bolsa₁ tiene lugar. 3. Conjunto de las operaciones que en la bolsa₁ se realizan. 4. Cotización ponderada de los valores que se comercial en la bolsa₁.

adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona, de inteligencia escasa o extremadamente ingenua.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of bolsa

  • bolsas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce bolsa?

  • /ˈbolsa/
  • [ˈbol.sa]
  • [ˈbolsa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to bolsa

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is bolsa in Spanish?

bolsa appears 44 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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