mochila

[ moh-chee-luh ]

/ moʊˈtʃi lə /

noun

a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.

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Origin of mochila

1855–60, Americanism; < Spanish: literally, knapsack, derivative of mochil errand boy < Basque motxil, diminutive of motil, mutil boy, servant < Latin mutilus mutilated (from the custom of shaving boys' heads)

Words nearby mochila

mocha, mocha stone, mocha ware, mochi, mochica, mochila, mock, mock chicken, mock epic, mock mold, mock moon