Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mecha

/ˈmɛkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: mecha
IPA: /ˈmɛkə/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.

Example Sentences

"Having deprived her of both her mecha and her lover, Masato looks set for a nasty end, but Miku arrives to save him."
"A transformation occurs when a mecha character, vehicle, or weapon unfolds and reassembles itself in a totally new form."
"Porco Rosso evinces a deep fascination with mechanical objects of all sorts but it is by no means a mecha movie..."
"Each week the good guys fight the bad guys and vanquish them in a mecha battle, only to have the bad guys reappear intact the following week."
"[…] to be a “lifter”—to pilot a mecha that can also transform into an air board […]"
"In this section, I show you mechas that are large enough to be piloted by humans from the inside. Although most of them are designed for combat, some function as transportation or construction mechas."

Etymology

From Japanese メカ (meka), from an abbreviation of the English mechanical.

Word Breakdown

Root: *megʰ-

Inflected Forms

mechas (plural)

Derived Forms

MechaHitler mechatronics

Frequently Paired Words

walker mech

Homonyms

Mecca

Rhymes With

rebecca mecca tribeca deca merdeka rijeka ekka giudecca hecka cueca

Questions

How do you pronounce mecha?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛkə/.
What does mecha mean?: A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.
Where does mecha come from?: From Japanese メカ (meka), from an abbreviation of the English mechanical.

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