Etymology

bolsa

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Today it means: An exchange for the transaction of business. Full definition →

Spanish bolsa
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frombolsa
  2. English todaybolsa

Borrowed from Spanish bolsa (literally “purse”). Doublet of purse and bulse.

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