mochila

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mochila. Doublet of macheer.

Noun

mochila (plural mochilas)

  1. (US, especially Western US) A large leather flap that covers the saddle tree.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “mochila”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Asturian

Noun

mochila f (plural mochiles)

  1. backpack (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking)

Portuguese

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mochila,[1] from mochil (“messenger, letter carrier”), from Basque motxil, diminutive form of motil (“boy”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: mo‧chi‧la

Noun

mochila f (plural mochilas)

  1. backpack
    Synonym: (Mozambique) sacudu

References

  1. ^ “mochila”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From mochil (“errand boy”), borrowed from Basque motxil, diminutive form of motil, mutil (“boy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈt͡ʃila/
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Syllabification: mo‧chi‧la

Noun

mochila f (plural mochilas)

  1. backpack
  2. schoolbag
  3. satchel
  4. mochila, saddle-cover

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: mochila

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