maquinal

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin māchinālis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kiˈnaw/ [ma.kiˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kiˈnal/ [mɐ.kiˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kiˈnal/ [mɐ.kiˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kiˈna.li/

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: ma‧qui‧nal

Adjective

maquinal m or f (plural maquinais)

1. unconscious (without directed thought or awareness)

   Synonyms: inconsciente, automático, involuntário, mecânico, incônscio

Derived terms

• maquinalmente

Related terms

• máquina

Further reading

• “maquinal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “maquinal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin māchinālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makiˈnal/ [ma.kiˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ma‧qui‧nal

Adjective

maquinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural maquinales)

1. machinelike
2. mechanical (referring to the movements of machines)
3. (of a person or action) mechanical, automatic (not having or showing thought or spontaneity)

   Synonyms: mecánico, automático, indeliberado

Derived terms

• maquinalmente

Related terms

• máquina

Further reading

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