macham
See also: máchám
Fingallian
Etymology
Cognate with English machan (“platform”).
Noun
macham
- A game at cards.
- 1689 James Farewell, The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times. (Appendix: "Alphabetical Table" of "Fingallian Words, or Irish Phrases"):
- Macham,
- A Game at Cards.
- 1689 James Farewell, The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times. (Appendix: "Alphabetical Table" of "Fingallian Words, or Irish Phrases"):
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.xam/
- Rhymes: -axam
- Syllabification: ma‧cham
Verb
macham
- first-person singular present of machać