luggage
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luggage
- /ˈlʌɡɪd͡ʒ/ US, UK
- /ˈlɐɡəd͡ʒ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈlʊɡɪd͡ʒ/ Midlands, Northern England
- /ˈləɡəd͡ʒ/ Wales
Rhymes with -ɪdʒ
Where it comes from
1590s, lug (“to drag”) + -age, literally “that which is lugged, dragged around”. Compare baggage.
noun luggages
- The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings. August 4, 1726, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey.
- The contents of such containers.
- A specific bag or container holding a traveller's belongings. I assisted some time ago in cutting up a tree, that made tolerably good turns or luggage for nineteen or twenty persons, which could be procured for about two dollars at the stump.
Similar: baggage
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: baggage, suitcase, valise, briefcase, pack, backpack, sack, packing, rack, handbag, purse, bag, packed, things, pouch, stuff
noun
Similar: baggage
Translations
Every language
noun traveller's containers
| Español | equipaje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수하물 suhamul, 짐 jim |
| 日本語 | 荷物 nimotsu, 手荷物 tenimotsu |
| 中文 | 行李 xínglǐ, 行李箱 xínglixiāng, 旅行箱 lǚxíngxiāng, 行李包 xíngli bāo, 旅行包 lǚxíng bāo, 箱籠 /箱笼 xiānglǒng |
| हिन्दी | सामान sāmān |
| Kiswahili | mzigo |
| Português | bagagem |
| Français | bagage |
| Deutsch | Gepäck, Gepäckstück, Reisegepäck, Ballast |
| Italiano | bagagli |
| Ελληνικά | αποσκευές aposkevés |
| Română | bagaj |
| Русский | бага́ж bagáž, кладь kladʹ, покла́жа pokláža, су́мки súmki, сумьё sumʹjó |
| Tiếng Việt | hành lý |
| العربية | أَمْتِعَة ʔamtiʕa, عَفْش ʕafš |
| עברית | מִטְעָן mitán |
Talk about this word "luggage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/luggage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. luggage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/luggage "luggage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/luggage.Cite this
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title = {luggage},
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