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)

1. millstone, grindstone, quern, burr

Related terms

• macigno
• macinare
• macchina

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)

1. train, locomotive
2. machine, apparatus, device