maleter

Catalan

Etymology

From maleta +‎ -er. Compare Spanish maletero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [mə.ləˈte̞]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [mə.ləˈte]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ma.leˈteɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ma.leˈte]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

maleter m (plural maleters)

1. trunk (space to carry luggage)

   Synonym: portaequipatge

Noun

maleter m (plural maleters, feminine maletera, feminine plural maleteres)

1. luggage vendor or maker
2. porter, baggage carrier

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “maleter”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “maleter”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007