🇪🇸 Spanish

mochilas

feminine

las mochilas

backpacks

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mochilas
/las moˈtʃilas/
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How do you say mochilas in Spanish?

IPA
/las moˈtʃilas/

How do you pronounce mochilas in Spanish?

mochilas is pronounced /las moˈtʃilas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La mochila roja está llena de libros.

The red backpack is full of books.

Mi mochila nueva es muy cómoda y resistente.

My new backpack is very comfortable and resistant.

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Why is it feminine?

Mochilas is feminine because it derives from the Arabic word "muchîla" (a type of bag), and Arabic loanwords in Spanish often retained or were assigned feminine gender, particularly those ending in "-a" which aligned with Spanish feminine noun patterns. The "-a" ending itself reinforced its feminine classification once integrated into Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for backpacks?

The Spanish word for backpacks is las mochilas — feminine.

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