maletín

/maleˈtin/ · B1 · noun · m

briefcase

💼 maleta (suitcase) + -ín (little) = a little suitcase

Maleta is a suitcase, and -ín is a Spanish ending that makes things smaller, so a maletín is a small case. Maleta comes from Old French male, a bag, which is also the root of English mail, as in a mailbag.

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