Definitions for handbagˈhændˌbæg
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hand•bagˈhændˌbæg(n.)
a bag or case carried in the hand or by a handle or strap and commonly used by women to hold money, cosmetics, etc.
Category: Clothing
Ref: valise
Origin of handbag:
1860–65
Princeton's WordNet
bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse(noun)
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
"she reached into her bag and found a comb"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
handbag(noun)ˈhændˌbæg
a woman's bag for carrying personal items
a leather handbag
Wiktionary
handbag(Noun)
A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.
handbag(Verb)
Figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used originally of Margaret Thatcher).
Origin: From hand + bag.
Translations for handbag
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
handbag(noun)
(American usually purse ) a small bag carried by women, for personal belongings.
- handsakAfrikaans
- حَقيبَة سَفَرArabic
- дамска чантаBulgarian
- bolsaPortuguese (BR)
- kabelkaCzech
- die HandtascheGerman
- håndtaskeDanish
- τσάνταGreek
- bolsoSpanish
- käekottEstonian
- کیف زنانهFarsi
- käsilaukkuFinnish
- sacà mainFrench
- תִּיק יָדHebrew
- दस्ती थैलाHindi
- ženska torbicaCroatian
- kézitáskaHungarian
- tas tanganIndonesian
- handtaskaIcelandic
- borsettaItalian
- ハンドバッグJapanese
- 핸드백Korean
- rankinukasLithuanian
- rokassoma; rokassomiņaLatvian
- tas tanganMalay
- handtas(je)Dutch
- hånd-/dameveskeNorwegian
- torebkaPolish
- کیف زنانهPersian
- بخولي ، د لاس كڅوړه ، د لاس بكسPashto
- bolsaPortuguese
- poşetăRomanian
- дамская сумочкаRussian
- kabelkaSlovak
- ročna torbicaSlovenian
- ženska tašnaSerbian
- handväskaSwedish
- กระเป๋าถือของผู้หญิงThai
- elçantasıTurkish
- 手提包Chinese (Trad.)
- жіноча сумочкаUkrainian
- چھوٹا زنانہ پرس یا تھیلاUrdu
- túi xáchVietnamese
- 手提包Chinese (Simp.)
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