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Makack

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Hunsrik

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese macaco.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /maˈkak/
    • Rhymes: -ak
    • Syllabification: Ma‧kack

    Noun

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    Makack n (plural Makacke)

    1. jack (device for raising and supporting a heavy object)

    References

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    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Makack”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 106, column 2