blusa

See also: blusā

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish blusa.

Noun

blusa

1. blouse

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Italian

Etymology

From French blouse

Noun

blusa f (plural bluse)

1. blouse
2. smock (of a painter)
3. overall (of a worker)

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Latvian

Blusa

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰluseh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [blusa]

Noun

blusa f (4th declension)

1. flea (various small, wingless bloodsucking parasites of order Siphonaptera, famous for their ability to jump)

   blusas kodiens ― flea bite

   cilvēka blusa ― human flea

   ķert blusas ― to catch fleas

   uz netīras ādas parazitē blusas, kas izplata infekciju slimības ― dirty skin is parasitized by fleas which spread infectious diseases

Declension

Declension of blusa (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	blusa	blusas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	blusu	blusas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	blusas	blusu
dative (datīvs)	blusai	blusām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	blusu	blusām
locative (lokatīvs)	blusā	blusās
vocative (vokatīvs)	blusa	blusas

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰluseh₂.

Noun

blusà f stress pattern 2

1. flea

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• blusen

Noun

blusa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of bluse

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• blusen

Noun

blusa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of bluse

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French blouse.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

blusa f (plural blusas)

1. blouse (women's upper garment)
2. (obsolete) smock (men's large workshirt)

Usage notes

• Usually means a short-sleeved or sleeveless top without collar or buttons, generally elegant. The term for a button-up dress shirt is camisa.

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Spanish

Etymology

From French blouse.

Noun

blusa f (plural blusas)

1. blouse

Descendants

• → Tagalog: blusa