mochila

noun

mo·​chi·​la

mōˈchēlə

variants or less commonly mochilla

-chilə

plural -s

1

: knapsack, haversack

specifically : a saddle pouch

2

: a square leather saddle covering having openings for the horn and cantle and sometimes equipped with saddlebags

many riders and even more ponies carried the mail, but only the mochila made the entire trip

—J. T. Adams

Word History

Etymology

Spanish mochila, probably from mochil errand boy, from Basque mutil, motil youth, servant, from Latin mutilus maimed, mutilated

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