bolsista

Portuguese

Etymology

From bolsa +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bowˈsis.tɐ/ [boʊ̯ˈsis.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bowˈsis.tɐ/ [boʊ̯ˈsis.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bowˈsiʃ.tɐ/ [boʊ̯ˈsiʃ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bowˈsis.ta/ [boʊ̯ˈsis.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bolˈsiʃ.tɐ/ [boɫˈsiʃ.tɐ], /bɔlˈsiʃ.tɐ/ [bɔɫˈsiʃ.tɐ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: bol‧sis‧ta

Adjective

bolsista m or f (plural bolsistas)

1. (relational) related to the stock exchange

Noun

bolsista m or f by sense (plural bolsistas)

1. stockbroker
2. (Brazil) scholarship holder

   Synonym: (Portugal) bolseiro

Spanish

Etymology

From bolsa +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bolˈsista/ [bolˈsis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: bol‧sis‧ta

Noun

bolsista m or f by sense (plural bolsistas)

1. stock trader
2. (Mexico, Honduras) pickpocket

   Synonym: carterista

Further reading

• “bolsista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28