blusa

See also: blusā

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish blusa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblusa/, [ˈblu.sa]
• Hyphenation: blu‧sa

Noun

blusa

1. blouse

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French blouse.

Noun

blusa f (plural bluse)

1. blouse
2. smock (of a painter)
3. overall (of a worker)

Descendants

• → Hijazi Arabic: بلوزة (blūza, bulūza, bilūza)

Latvian

Blusa

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈblusːa]

Noun

blusa f (4th declension)

1. flea (various small, wingless bloodsucking parasites of order Siphonaptera, famous for their ability to jump)

   blusas kodiens ― flea bite

   cilvēka blusa ― human flea

   ķert blusas ― to catch fleas

   uz netīras ādas parazitē blusas, kas izplata infekciju slimības ― dirty skin is parasitized by fleas which spread infectious diseases

Declension

Declension of blusa (4th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	blusa	blusas
genitive	blusas	blusu
dative	blusai	blusām
accusative	blusu	blusas
instrumental	blusu	blusām
locative	blusā	blusās
vocative	blusa	blusas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.

Noun

blusà f stress pattern 2

1. flea

Declension

Declension of blusà

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	blusà	blùsos
genitive (kilmininkas)	blùsos	blùsų
dative (naudininkas)	blùsai	blùsoms
accusative (galininkas)	blùsą	blusàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	blusà	blùsomis
locative (vietininkas)	blùsoje	blùsose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	blùsa	blùsos

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• blusen

Noun

blusa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of bluse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• blusen

Noun

blusa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of bluse

Old Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *blus-, probably related to *blasį̄ (“blaze”).

Cognate of Danish blusse, Middle Low German blosen, Dutch blozen. Compare Old English blyscan, āblysian, English blush.

Verb

blusa

1. flare, blaze

Conjugation

Conjugation of blusa (weak)

	present				past
infinitive	blusa				—
participle	blusandi, -e				blusaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	blusar	blusi, -e	—		blusaþi, -e	blusaþi, -e
þū	blusar	blusi, -e	blusa		blusaþi, -e	blusaþi, -e
han	blusar	blusi, -e	—		blusaþi, -e	blusaþi, -e
vīr	blusum, -om	blusum, -om	blusum, -om		blusaþum, -om	blusaþum, -om
īr	blusin	blusin	blusin		blusaþin	blusaþin
þēr	blusa	blusin	—		blusaþu, -o	blusaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—		—	—
þū	—	—	—		—	—
han	—	—	—		—	—
vīr	—	—	—		—	—
īr	—	—	—		—	—
þēr	—	—	—		—	—

Descendants

• Swedish: blossa

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French blouse.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈblu.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈblu.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈblu.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈblu.zɐ/

• Rhymes: -uzɐ
• Hyphenation: blu‧sa

Noun

blusa f (plural blusas)

1. blouse (women's upper garment)
2. (obsolete) smock (men's large workshirt)
3. (Brazil) any type of informal or social coat

   Synonym: agasalho

Usage notes

• (sense 1) Usually means a short-sleeved or sleeveless top without collar or buttons, generally elegant. The term for a button-up dress shirt is camisa.

Further reading

• “blusa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “blusa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French blouse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblusa/ [ˈblu.sa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -usa
• Syllabification: blu‧sa

Noun

blusa f (plural blusas)

1. blouse

Derived terms

• blusón

Descendants

• → Tagalog: blusa

Further reading

• “blusa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish blusa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈblusa/ [ˈbluː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -usa
• Syllabification: blu‧sa

Noun

blusa (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ)

1. blouse

   Synonym: (colloquial) pang-itaas

Derived terms

• magblusa

Anagrams

• bulsa, busal, bulas, subla