máquina

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakina/ [ˈma.ki.na]
• Rhymes: -akina
• Hyphenation: má‧qui‧na

Noun

máquina f (plural máquines)

1. machine

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakina/ [ˈmɑ.ki.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -akina
• Hyphenation: má‧qui‧na

Noun

máquina f (plural máquinas)

1. machine

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

• Rhymes: -akinɐ
• Hyphenation: má‧qui‧na

Noun

máquina f (plural máquinas)

1. machine
   1. mechanical or electrical device

   Synonyms: dispositivo, engenho

2. computer
3. (figurative) person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná). Doublet of mashina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakina/ [ˈma.ki.na]

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• Rhymes: -akina
• Syllabification: má‧qui‧na

Noun

máquina f (plural máquinas)

1. machine
2. champ; champion

   Synonym: campeón

Further reading

• “máquina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10