macha

See also: Macha, machá, mâcha, måcha, and Mácha

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Tamil மச்சான் (maccāṉ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mətʃaː/

Noun

macha (plural machas)

1. (Tamil Nadu, slang, informal) best friend

   Synonym: bro

References

• Constantine V. Nakassis (2014 April 2) “Suspended Kinship and Youth Sociality in Tamil Nadu, India”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], page 9

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.xa/
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: ma‧cha
• Homophone: Macha

Verb

macha

1. third-person singular present of machać

Portuguese

Adjective

macha

1. feminine singular of macho

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡ʃa/ [ˈma.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Syllabification: ma‧cha

Etymology 1

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Noun

macha f (plural machas)

1. an edible razor clam of species Ensis macha

   Synonyms: navaja, navajuela

Etymology 2

Noun

macha f (plural machas)

1. (Costa Rica) female equivalent of macho: blonde

Etymology 3

Adjective

macha

1. feminine singular of macho

Etymology 4

Verb

macha

1. inflection of machar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “macha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10