"valise" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vəˈliːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-valise.wav [Southern-England] Forms: valises [plural]
Rhymes: -iːz Etymology: Borrowed from French valise. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:valise|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "valise", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "valise", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="valise"> Borrowed from French valise. Head templates: {{en-noun}} valise (plural valises)
  1. A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag. Derived forms: broken-down valise, busted valise, valiseful, valiseless, valiselike

Inflected forms

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