machaca
See also: machacá
English
Etymology 1
From Spanish machacar (“to crush”).
Noun
machaca (usually uncountable, plural machacas)
- A dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.
Synonyms
- machacado
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Etymology 2
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Noun
machaca (plural machacas)
- A type of planthopper from Central and South America, taxonomic name Fulgora laternaria
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃaka/ [maˈt͡ʃa.ka]
- Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: ma‧cha‧ca
Noun
machaca f (plural machacas)
- machaca (meat)
- Synonym: machacado
- machaca (insect)
Derived terms
- (meat): machaca con huevo
Verb
machaca
- inflection of machacar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “machaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014