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)

millstone, grindstone, quern, burr

Related terms

See also

mola

Anagrams

Camani, Manica, mancai, mancia, manica

Tarifit

Alternative forms

rmakina

Etymology

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

Noun

macina f (Tifinagh spelling ⵎⴰⵛⵉⵏⴰ, plural macinat)

train, locomotive
machine, apparatus, device

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