noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK, US:/ˈhændˌbæɡ/
UK, US:/ˈhæm.bəɡ/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AE1 N D B AE2 G
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items, sometimes considered as a fashion accessory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: purse
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of handbag house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From hand + bag. The music genre is named from women dancing around a pile of their handbags in nightclubs. The verb is a reference to Margaret Thatcher's handbag.
Across languages
Translations
134 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
handsak
— small bag carried in the hand
Albanian:
çantë dore
— small bag carried in the hand
Albanian:
kuletë
— small bag carried in the hand
Arabic:
حَقِيبَةُ يَد
(ḥaqībatu yad)
— small bag carried in the hand
Arabic:
مَثْبَنَة
(maṯbana)
— small bag carried in the hand
Arabic:
شَنْطَة
(šanṭa)
— small bag carried in the hand
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ
(janṭā)
— small bag carried in the hand
Armenian:
ձեռքի պայուսակ
(jeṙkʻi payusak)
— small bag carried in the hand
Armenian:
պայուսակ
(payusak)
— small bag carried in the hand
Azerbaijani:
çanta
— small bag carried in the hand
Azerbaijani:
əl çantası
— small bag carried in the hand
Belarusian:
су́мачка
(súmačka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Belarusian:
то́рбачка
(tórbačka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Belarusian:
рыдыкю́ль
(rydykjúlʹ)
— small bag carried in the hand
Bengali:
হাতব্যাগ
(hatobbag)
— small bag carried in the hand
Bengali:
হ্যান্ডব্যাগ
(hênḍobbag)
— small bag carried in the hand
Breton:
sac'h-dorn
— small bag carried in the hand
Bulgarian:
да́мска ча́нта
(dámska čánta)
— small bag carried in the hand
Bulgarian:
ча́нта
(čánta)
— small bag carried in the hand
Burmese:
လက်ကိုင်အိတ်
(lakkuing-it)
— small bag carried in the hand
Burmese:
လက်ဆွဲအိတ်
(lakhcwai:it)
— small bag carried in the hand
Burmese:
လက်ပွေ့အိတ်
(lakpwe.it)
— small bag carried in the hand
Catalan:
bossa de mà
— small bag carried in the hand
Chinese Cantonese:
手袋
— small bag carried in the hand
Chinese:
kha-báng (zh-min-nan)
— small bag carried in the hand
Chinese Mandarin:
手提包
(shǒutíbāo)
— small bag carried in the hand
Chinese Mandarin:
手袋
(shǒudài)
— small bag carried in the hand
Cornish:
tigen
— small bag carried in the hand
Czech:
kabelka
— small bag carried in the hand
Danish:
håndtaske
— small bag carried in the hand
Dutch:
handtas
— small bag carried in the hand
Esperanto:
mansaketo
— small bag carried in the hand
Esperanto:
mansako
— small bag carried in the hand
Estonian:
käekott
— small bag carried in the hand
Finnish:
käsilaukku
— small bag carried in the hand
French:
sac à main
— small bag carried in the hand
French:
sacoche
— small bag carried in the hand
Georgian:
ხელჩანთა
(xelčanta)
— small bag carried in the hand
German:
Handtasche
— small bag carried in the hand
Greek:
τσάντα
(tsánta)
— small bag carried in the hand
Haitian Creole:
valiz
— small bag carried in the hand
Hebrew:
תִּיק יָד
(tik yad)
— small bag carried in the hand
Hindi:
हैंडबैग
(haiṇḍbaig)
— small bag carried in the hand
Hungarian:
kézitáska
— small bag carried in the hand
Icelandic:
handtaska
— small bag carried in the hand
Indonesian:
tas tangan
— small bag carried in the hand
Irish:
mála láimhe
— small bag carried in the hand
Italian:
borsetta
— small bag carried in the hand
Japanese:
手鞄
(tekaban)
— small bag carried in the hand
Japanese:
手提げ鞄
(tesagekaban)
— small bag carried in the hand
Japanese:
ハンドバッグ
(handobaggu)
— small bag carried in the hand
Japanese:
手提げバッグ
(tesagebaggu)
— small bag carried in the hand
Japanese:
鞄
(kaban)
— small bag carried in the hand
Kazakh:
сөмке
(sömke)
— small bag carried in the hand
Kazakh:
қолдорба
(qoldorba)
— small bag carried in the hand
Kazakh:
қол сөмкесі
(qol sömkesı)
— small bag carried in the hand
Khmer:
កាបូបយួរ
(kaaboup yuə)
— small bag carried in the hand
Khmer:
កំប្រោងយួរ
(kɑmpraong yuə)
— small bag carried in the hand
Korean:
핸드백
(haendeubaek)
— small bag carried in the hand
Korean:
손가방
(son'gabang)
— small bag carried in the hand
Korean:
가방
(gabang)
— small bag carried in the hand
Northern Kurdish:
çantê destan
— small bag carried in the hand
Kyrgyz:
баштык
(baştık)
— small bag carried in the hand
Kyrgyz:
сумка
(sumka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Kyrgyz:
кол сомкеси
(kol somkesi)
— small bag carried in the hand
Lao:
ກະເປົາຖື
(ka pao thư̄)
— small bag carried in the hand
Latvian:
rokassoma
— small bag carried in the hand
Lithuanian:
rankinė
— small bag carried in the hand
Luxembourgish:
Posch
— small bag carried in the hand
Macedonian:
рачна торба
(račna torba)
— small bag carried in the hand
Macedonian:
чанта
(čanta)
— small bag carried in the hand
Macedonian:
торба
(torba)
— small bag carried in the hand
Malay:
beg tangan
— small bag carried in the hand
Maltese:
ħendbeg
— small bag carried in the hand
Mokilese:
ainpehk
— small bag carried in the hand
Mongolian:
гар цүнх
(gar cünx)
— small bag carried in the hand
Norwegian Bokmål:
håndveske
— small bag carried in the hand
Norwegian Bokmål:
handveske
— small bag carried in the hand
Norwegian Nynorsk:
handveske
— small bag carried in the hand
Pashto:
د لاس کڅوړه
(də lās kačoṛa)
— small bag carried in the hand
Pashto:
لاس بکس
(lās baks)
— small bag carried in the hand
Dari:
بَکْسِ دَسْتِی
(baks-i dastī)
— small bag carried in the hand
Dari:
بَکْس
(baks)
— small bag carried in the hand
Iranian Persian:
کیفِ دَسْتی
(kif-e dasti)
— small bag carried in the hand
Iranian Persian:
کیف
(kif)
— small bag carried in the hand
Plautdietsch:
Jelttausch
— small bag carried in the hand
Polish:
torebka
— small bag carried in the hand
Portuguese:
bolsa
— small bag carried in the hand
Portuguese:
mala
— small bag carried in the hand
Romanian:
geantă
— small bag carried in the hand
Romanian:
џанта
(geanta)
— small bag carried in the hand
Russian:
су́мочка
(súmočka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Russian:
ридикю́ль
(ridikjúlʹ)
— small bag carried in the hand
Russian:
су́мка
(súmka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Russian:
да́мская су́мочка
(dámskaja súmočka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Serbo-Croatian:
то̀рбица
— small bag carried in the hand
Serbo-Croatian:
та̀шка
— small bag carried in the hand
Serbo-Croatian:
ручна торба
— small bag carried in the hand
Serbo-Croatian:
tòrbica
— small bag carried in the hand
Serbo-Croatian:
tàška
— small bag carried in the hand
Serbo-Croatian:
ručna torba
— small bag carried in the hand
Slovak:
kabelka
— small bag carried in the hand
Slovene:
torbica
— small bag carried in the hand
Spanish:
bolsa
— small bag carried in the hand
Spanish:
bolso
— small bag carried in the hand
Spanish:
bulto
— small bag carried in the hand
Spanish:
cartera
— small bag carried in the hand
Swedish:
handväska
— small bag carried in the hand
Tajik:
капчуки дастӣ
(kapčuk-i dasti)
— small bag carried in the hand
Tajik:
сумка
(sumka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Tajik:
сумкаи дастӣ
(sumka-yi dasti)
— small bag carried in the hand
Tajik:
халта
(xalta)
— small bag carried in the hand
Tajik:
халтаи дастӣ
(xalta-yi dasti)
— small bag carried in the hand
Thai:
กระเป๋าถือ
(grà-bpǎo-tʉ̌ʉ)
— small bag carried in the hand
Thai:
กระเป๋าหิ้ว
(grà-bpǎo-hîu)
— small bag carried in the hand
Tibetan:
ལག་འབེག
— small bag carried in the hand
Turkish:
el çantası
— small bag carried in the hand
Turkish:
çanta
— small bag carried in the hand
Turkmen:
el sumkasy
— small bag carried in the hand
Ukrainian:
су́мочка
(súmočka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Ukrainian:
то́рбочка
(tórbočka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Ukrainian:
торби́нка
(torbýnka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Ukrainian:
ридикю́ль
(rydykjúlʹ)
— small bag carried in the hand
Ukrainian:
жіно́ча су́мка
(žinóča súmka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Urdu:
ہَینْڈ بَیگ
(hainḍ baig)
— small bag carried in the hand
Urdu:
دَسْتی بَٹْوَہ
(dastī baṭva)
— small bag carried in the hand
Urdu:
دَسْتی بَیگ
(dastī baig)
— small bag carried in the hand
Uyghur:
قول سومكىسى
(qol somkisi)
— small bag carried in the hand
Uyghur:
سومكا
(somka)
— small bag carried in the hand
Uzbek:
sumka
— small bag carried in the hand
Vietnamese:
túi xách tay
— small bag carried in the hand
Vietnamese:
bị cầm tay
— small bag carried in the hand
Vietnamese:
túi xách
— small bag carried in the hand