Phrase guide

shoulder bag

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any bag with a single strap designed to be carried on the shoulder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: လွယ်အိတ် (lwaiit) — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 挎包 (kuàbāo) — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Dutch: schoudertas — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Finnish: olkalaukku — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • French: gibecière — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Georgian: აბგა (abga) — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • German: Umhängebeutel — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • German: Umhängetasche — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • German: Schultertasche — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Greek: ταγάρι (tagári) — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Greek: σακίδιο (sakídio) — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Greek: γυλιός (gyliós) — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Italian: tracolla — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Japanese: ショルダーバッグ (shorudā baggu) — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Korean: 숄더백 (syoldeobaek) — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Laz: ცანცა (ʒanʒa) — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Khiamniungan Naga: ālāknǖkōng — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skulderveske — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skulderveske — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Romanian: desagă — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Spanish: bandolera — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Spanish: cangurera — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Swedish: axelväska — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Swedish: axelremsväska — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Turkish: kol çantası — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Turkish: omuz çantası — bag suspended from the shoulder
  • Ottoman Turkish: هكبه (heğbe, heybe) — bag suspended from the shoulder