Today's
word is: Maleta
Clase: sustantivo
(noun)
Género: femenino (feminine)
Origen: francés (French)
In
Spanish, “maleta”
is a feminine noun of French origin which means suitcase
and is used as in:
- Mi maleta es la más pequeña de las dos (my suitcase is the smaller of the two)
The masculine noun
“maletero” is a
related word which means porter or boot/ trunk,
and is used as in:
- Lo metimos todo en el maletero del coche (we put everything in the car boot/ trunk*)
The word “maleta”
is often used colloquially to refer to someone as 'useless', 'a waste
of space' or even a 'lazy good-for-nothing', as in:
- Tu vecino es un maleta (your neighbour is a lazy good-for-nothing)
Some
Spanish expressions with the word “maleta”
are:
- Facturar la maleta (to check in the suitcase)
- Hacer la maleta (to pack)
- Hacer las maletas (to pack)
- Estamos haciendo las maletas (we are packing)
Notes
*In
some parts of the Spanish speaking world the boot/ trunk of a car is
known as a “baúl”
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "maleta"
in the YouTube clip: Luis Fonsi - Corazón En La Maleta
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'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “maleta”in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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