máquina
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná).
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná).
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- machina (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná), Doric spelling of μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, engine, contrivance, device”), from μῆχος (mêkhos, “means”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gh- (“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
máquina f (plural máquinas)
Synonyms
- (mechanical device): dispositivo, engenho
Derived terms
- máquina a vapor
- máquina de costura
- máquina de escrever
- máquina fotográfica
- máquina motriz
- máquina registradora
- máquina simples
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmakina/
- Hyphenation: má‧qui‧na
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “máquina” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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