cartella

folder

noun kar-TEL-lah Rare

Origin: From Latin charta (paper), via carta + diminutive -ella.

Also means

briefcase

Usage Note

Cartella covers a school satchel or briefcase, a computer folder/directory, and in medicine la cartella clinica is the patient file. In Italian schools, la cartella is the bag every child carries, making it a very familiar word. Do not confuse with cartello (sign, placard, cartel) — different word, different gender.

Examples

"Il bambino porta la cartella sulle spalle ogni giorno."

Natural Translation

The child carries the schoolbag on his back every day.

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