mochila

[ moh-chee-luh ]

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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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Word History and Origins

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)

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Oh, yeah, it was “La niña de la mochila azul” and it’s a classic Pedro Fernandez song.

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Por aquel entonces, su hijo tenía 7 años y ya llevaba media docena de gruesos libros de texto en la mochila.

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Riders traveled light, carrying only a specially designed mail pouch called a mochila, a Bible and a revolver.

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Mustaf hojeó su teléfono para ver una foto de Jaeden a los 3 años cargando una mochila con las palabras “Lil Kobe” en la espalda.

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In addition to seafood-loaded tostadas and cócteles, the menu includes a personal invention Soto calls “mochila,” after the sobriquet given to Los Mochis’ inhabitants.

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Mochica mock

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