porte-bagages

French

Alternative forms

  • porte-bagage (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From porter (“to carry”) +‎ bagages (“luggage”). Compare Italian portabagagli, Portuguese porta-bagagens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʁ.t(ə).ba.ɡaʒ/
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

Noun

porte-bagages m (invariable)

  1. bicycle rack, luggage carrier
  2. overhead bin, overhead compartment

Usage notes

  • All descendants, as also the cognates, reflect a meaning “car trunk” not actually found in French, and are hence pseudo-loans.

Descendants

  • → Albanian: portbagazh
  • → Greek: πορτμπαγκάζ (portmpagkáz)
  • → Romanian: portbagaj
  • → Turkish: portbagaj

References

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