macina

See also: măcina

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin machina (“device, mill”). Doublet of macchina (“machine, car”), which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.t͡ʃi.na/
  • Rhymes: -atʃina
  • Hyphenation: mà‧ci‧na

Noun

macina f (plural macine)

  1. millstone, grindstone, quern, burr

See also

Anagrams

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • rmakina

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ماشينة (māšīna), from French machine.

Noun

macina f (Tifinagh spelling ⵎⴰⵛⵉⵏⴰ, plural macinat)

  1. train, locomotive
  2. machine, apparatus, device
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