machaca

See also: machacá

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish machacar (“to crush”).

Noun

machaca (usually uncountable, plural machacas)

1. A dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.

Synonyms

• machacado

Translations

Translations

Etymology 2

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Noun

machaca (plural machacas)

1. A type of planthopper from Central and South America, taxonomic name Fulgora laternaria

   Synonym: peanut-headed lanternfly

Translations

Translations

• French: fulgore porte-lanterne m
• Polish: latarnik surynamski m
• Russian: суринамская фонарница f (surinamskaja fonarnica)
• Spanish: machaca (es) f

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃaka/ [maˈt͡ʃa.ka]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: ma‧cha‧ca

Etymology 1

Noun

machaca f (plural machacas)

1. machaca (meat)

   Synonym: machacado

2. machaca (insect)

Derived terms

meat

• machaca con huevo

 

Etymology 2

Verb

machaca

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

Further reading

• “machaca”, 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