machín

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• IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃin/ [maˈt͡ʃĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: ma‧chín

machín m (plural machines)

1. (Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Venezuela) monkey

   Synonyms: mono, (Mexico) chango

machín m or f (masculine and feminine plural machines)

1. (Mexico) Expression used to enhance the importance or veracity of what was said before.

• → Chicahuaxtla Triqui: machin²³
• → Copala Triqui: machiín
• → Huave: maching
• → Tagalog: matsing
• → Zoogocho Zapotec: manšin

• “machín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014