billetera

/biʝeˈteɾa/ · B1 · noun · f

wallet

billetera — wallet

👛💵 billete (banknote) + -era (holder) = the thing that holds your bills

Spanish billete means banknote, from French billet, a small note. The suffix -era marks a container, as in azucarera (sugar bowl). Both start with bill-, so a billetera is literally a bill-holder.

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