maca

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish from Quechua maqa.

Noun

maca (uncountable)

1. The Andean medicinal herb Lepidium meyenii, or an extract of the root of this plant.
   • (Can we date this quote?), M. Hermann and T. Bernet, The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence, page 18:

     The overwhelming majority of maca roots are dried after harvest. In the cold, dry atmosphere of the puna the dried roots remain edible for several years. A minor proportion of the freshly harvested roots are roasted in huatias, earthen ovens […]

   • 2007, March 18, “G. Pascal Zachary”, in Is the Key to Creativity in Your Pillbox, or in Your PC?‎:

     The gap between what the Internet promises and what it delivers is part of the reason that people […] continue to turn to enhancers from caffeine to maca to virtual reality.

Anagrams

• AACM, ACMA, Cama, MCAA, aacm, cama

Noun

maca (plural macaca)

1. stick

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈma.kə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ka/

Adjective

maca

1. feminine singular of maco

Noun

maca

1. right (direction)

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠakə/

Noun

maca

1. vocative plural of mac

Mutation

Noun

maca f (plural macas)

1. stretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured or dead person)
2. a wheeled bed used in hospitals, a gurney
3. a sailor’s hammock

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *maca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǎːtsa/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ca

Noun

máca f (Cyrillic spelling ма́ца)

1. (hypocoristic) cat, kitty

Synonyms

• (cat): mačka

References

• “maca” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology

From Quechua maqa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaka/

Noun

maca f (plural macas)

1. maca (Andean herb)

Further reading

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