bagaje

baggage; background

noun bah-GAH-heh Rare

Origin: From French 'bagage', from Old French 'bague' (bundle).

Also means

cultural heritage

Usage Note

Bagaje rarely means physical luggage in modern Spanish — equipaje is used for that. Bagaje is almost always figurative: bagaje cultural (cultural baggage/background) or bagaje intelectual (intellectual grounding). Using it to mean a suitcase would sound archaic to most speakers.

Examples

"El candidato tiene un gran bagaje profesional."

Natural Translation

The candidate has great professional background.

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