bolsa
Portuguese, noun/ˈbow.sɐ/
bolsa is spelled B-O-L-S-A (5 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bolsa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “purse, handbag, bag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sacola com alças onde se guardam objetos pessoais”.
What does bolsa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepurse, handbag, bag
- 2
femininestock exchange (building and the associated organization)
- 3
femininegrant, scholarship
- 4
femininepouch (of marsupials)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sacola com alças onde se guardam objetos pessoais 2. lugar onde se negociam ações 3. remuneração dada a estudantes e pesquisadores para que possam efetuar suas atividades 4. cavidade no corpo de animal
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bolsa
- bolsas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bolsa?
- Brazil /ˈbow.sɐ/
- Brazil [ˈboʊ̯.sɐ]
- Portugal /ˈbol.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
bolsa appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).