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"Rucksack" is a noun which is often translated as "la mochila", and "backpack" is a noun which is also often translated as "la mochila". Learn more about the difference between "rucksack" and "backpack" below.
rucksack(
ruhk
-
sahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la mochila (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Roger stopped on the side of the trail to get a small snack out of his rucksack.Roger se detuvo al lado del sendero para sacar un tentempié de su mochila.
b. el morral (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
One of the hiker's rucksacks broke halfway up the mountain.El morral de uno de los alpinistas se rompió a la mitad de la montaña.
backpack(
bahk
-
pahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (rucksack)
a. la mochila (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The book is in my backpack.El libro está en mi mochila.
b. el bulto (M) (Bolivia) (Caribbean) (Nicaragua) (Venezuela)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
Regionalism used in Venezuela
The child forgot his backpack at home today.El niño olvidó su bulto en la casa hoy.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. viajar de mochilero
Last year we backpacked across Canada.El año pasado viajamos de mochilero por Canadá.
