Luggage

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈlʌɡɪd͡ʒ/

Definitions

1. Bags, suitcases, and containers used to carry personal belongings while traveling
2. Containers, such as bags or suitcases, utilized for transporting personal items during travel
3. Items that include suitcases or bags, designed for the purpose of carrying one's belongings while on a journey

Etymology: "Luggage" is built from "lug," a verb meaning "to drag" or "to haul something heavy," which first appeared in English around the 1590s. Adding the suffix "-age," which turns a verb into a noun for a collection or result of an action, gives a literal sense of "that which is lugged around." Before it described the bags travellers carried, the word was a plain description of physical effort: whatever had to be dragged along. The closest relative is "baggage," which has the same kind of sense. Both words began as collective nouns for the things a traveller hauled, and "luggage" has kept that practical, hands-on meaning ever since.

Synonyms: baggage, suitcase, gear