Definitions and meaning of maca
maca
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish maca, from Quechua maqa.
Noun
maca (countable and uncountable, plural macas)
- Any of species Lepidium meyenii, an Andean medicinal herb, or an extract of the root of this plant.
- Synonym: Peruvian ginseng
Translations
Further reading
- Lepidium meyenii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- AACM, ACMA, Cama, MCAA, cama
Afar
Pronunciation
-
- IPA(key): /maˈħa/, [mʌˈħʌ]
- Hyphenation: ma‧ca
Pronoun
macá
- what? (inanimate)
Related terms
References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “maca”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Albanian
Noun
maca
- inflection of macë:
- indefinite nominative/accusative plural
- definite nominative singular
Arabela
Noun
maca (plural macaca)
- stick
Catalan
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.kə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈma.ka]
Adjective
maca
- feminine singular of maco
Etymology 2
Verb
maca
- inflection of macar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Central Nahuatl
Verb
maca
- To give.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *maka, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *makaC.
Verb
maca
- give
Cubeo
Pronunciation
Noun
maca
- excrement, poop, fecal matter.
See also
References
- N. L. Morse; J. K. Salser; N. de Salser (1999), "maca", in Diccionario ilustrado bilingüe: cubeo-español, espanõl-cubeo, →ISBN
- N. L. Morse; M. B. Maxwell (1999), Cubeo Grammar: Studies in the languages of Colombia 5, Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN
Drehu
Noun
maca
- right (direction)
References
- Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Finnish
Etymology
From Spanish maca, from Quechua maqa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑkɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝kɑ̝]
Noun
maca
- maca, Peruvian ginseng, Lepidium meyenii
Declension
Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
maca
- vocative plural of mac
Mutation
Javanese
Romanization
maca
- (Indonesia) Romanization of ꦩꦕ
Paiwan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun
maca
- eye
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.t͡sa/
-
- Rhymes: -at͡sa
- Syllabification: ma‧ca
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Yiddish מצה (matse).
Noun
maca f (related adjective macowy)
- (Judaism, uncountable) matzo (thin, unleavened bread)
- Synonym: przaśnik
- (Judaism, countable) matzo (piece of such bread)
- Synonym: przaśnik
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Polish maca, meca. Compare German Metze.
Noun
maca f
- (obsolete) dry measure of grain
- Synonym: garniec
Declension
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
maca
- third-person singular present of macać
Further reading
- maca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- maca in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “maca”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hamaca.
Pronunciation
Noun
maca f (plural macas)
- stretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured or dead person)
- gurney (wheeled bed used in hospitals)
- sailor’s hammock
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French macao or Italian macao.
Noun
maca f (uncountable)
- Mau Mau (card game)
Declension
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǎːt͡sa/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ca
Noun
máca f (Cyrillic spelling ма́ца)
- (hypocoristic) cat, kitty
- Synonym: mačka
Declension
References
- “maca” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaka/ [ˈma.ka]
- Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: ma‧ca
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Quechua maqa.
Noun
maca f (plural macas)
- maca (Andean herb)
Etymology 2
Adjective
maca f
- feminine singular of maco
Etymology 3
Verb
maca
- inflection of macar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “maca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Taíno
Noun
maca
- tree
References
- Taino Vocabulary in the Dominican Republic
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