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machaca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
macha-ca
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

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

Etymology

From Spanish machacar (“to crush”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

machacas (plural)

Synonyms

peanut-headed lanternfly machacado

Questions

What does machaca mean?
A dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.
Where does machaca come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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