DictionaryRoot: valigia
Italian

valigia

traveling bag

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A traveler lifts a small suitcase onto a station bench while keeping one hand on the handle of the compact traveling bag.
noun

valise

vuh-LEES/vəˈliːs/

A small suitcase or traveling bag.

Etymology

The Italian ancestor named a traveling bag, but its earlier origin is uncertain. English first used the word for a suitcase or soldier’s kit bag.

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