machaca

See also: machacá

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish machacar (“to crush”).

Noun

machaca (usually uncountable, plural machacas)

  1. A dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.
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Etymology 2

Noun

machaca (plural machacas)

  1. A type of planthopper from Central and South America, taxonomic name Fulgora laternaria

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Spanish

Noun

machaca f (plural machacas)

  1. machada (meat)
  2. machada (insect)
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Derived terms
  • (meat): machaca con huevo

Verb

machaca

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of machacar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of machacar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of machacar.
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