macchina

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin machina (“engine, device, mill”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná). Compare the inherited doublet macina (“grindstone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmak.ki.na/
  • Audio ("una macchina")(file)
  • Rhymes: -akkina
  • Hyphenation: màc‧chi‧na

Noun

macchina f (plural macchine)

  1. machine
  2. (informal) car, motorcar
    Synonym: automobile

Descendants
  • → Amharic: መኪና (mäkina)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: ماكینه‎ (makina), ماكنه‎ (makina)
  • → Slavomolisano: magina

Further reading
  • macchina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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