machacón

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From machacar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mat͡ʃaˈkon/ [ma.t͡ʃaˈkõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ma‧cha‧cón

Adjective

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machacón (feminine machacona, masculine plural machacones, feminine plural machaconas)

  1. insistent, demanding
    • 2015 October 8, “Savall eleva el espíritu de Bogotá”, in El País[1]:
      En ese ten con ten de tensiones machaconas, muchos se debatían entre acudir al Festival del Despecho o al de Música Sacra, que se cerró el domingo a cargo de Jordi Savall.
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  2. annoying, tiresome

Further reading

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