Etymology

maca

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Today it means: Any member of the species Lepidium meyenii, an Andean medicinal herb, or an extract of the root of this plant. Full definition →

Spanish maca ← Quechua maqa
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  1. Quechua · derived frommaqa
  2. Spanish · borrowed frommaca
  3. English todaymaca

Borrowed from Spanish maca, from Quechua maqa.

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