"mala" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈma.lɐ/ Forms: malas [plural]
Rhymes: -alɐ Etymology: Borrowed from French malle (“large suitcase; trunk”), from Middle French malle, from Old French male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“leather bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather bag”). Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|fr|malle||large suitcase; trunk}} French malle (“large suitcase; trunk”), {{der|pt|frm|malle}} Middle French malle, {{der|pt|fro|male||leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case}} Old French male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), {{der|pt|frk|*malhu|*malha|leather bag}} Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), {{der|pt|gem-pro|*malhō||leather bag}} Proto-Germanic *malhō (“leather bag”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*molko-||leather bag}} Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather bag”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} mala f (plural malas)
  1. suitcase Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mala-pt-noun-mBemQWfl
  2. (travel) luggage Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mala-pt-noun-9Z56TtMk Categories (other): Travel Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel
  3. (automotive) boot, trunk Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mala-pt-noun-kBtivj29 Categories (other): Automotive Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  4. (chiefly Portugal) handbag Tags: Portugal, feminine Synonyms: bolsa, maleta, saco
    Sense id: en-mala-pt-noun-1TGVD5dx Categories (other): European Portuguese, Pages with 47 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 47 entries: 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈma.lɐ/ Forms: malas [plural]
Rhymes: -alɐ Etymology: Borrowed from French malle (“large suitcase; trunk”), from Middle French malle, from Old French male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“leather bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather bag”). Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|fr|malle||large suitcase; trunk}} French malle (“large suitcase; trunk”), {{der|pt|frm|malle}} Middle French malle, {{der|pt|fro|male||leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case}} Old French male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), {{der|pt|frk|*malhu|*malha|leather bag}} Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), {{der|pt|gem-pro|*malhō||leather bag}} Proto-Germanic *malhō (“leather bag”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*molko-||leather bag}} Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather bag”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} mala m or f by sense (plural malas)
  1. (Brazil, idiomatic) an irritating person Tags: Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, idiomatic, masculine
    Sense id: en-mala-pt-noun-SybzMW2t Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 47 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 47 entries: 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 4 5 3 4 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 12 4 8 28 48 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 12 10 9 21 47 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 12 8 8 25 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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        [
          "irritating",
          "irritating"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Brazil, idiomatic) an irritating person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "idiomatic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.lɐ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mala"
}

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