luggage
1590s, lug + -age, literally “that which is lugged, dragged around”. Duplicate -g- is to clarify pronunciation of the vowel ‘u’ (which is pronounced unchanged from lug). Pronunciation Noun
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1590s, lug + -age, literally “that which is lugged, dragged around”. Duplicate -g- is to clarify pronunciation of the vowel ‘u’ (which is pronounced unchanged from lug). Pronunciation Noun
luggage (uncountable)
- (uncountable) 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.
- August 4, 1726, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope
- (uncountable) The contents of such containers.
- (countable, nonstandard or obsolete) A specific bag or container holding a traveller's belongings.
- French: bagage
- German: Gepäck, Gepäckstück, Reisegepäck, (metaphorical) Ballast
- Italian: bagagli
- Portuguese: bagagem
- Russian: бага́ж
- Spanish: equipaje
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