Etymology

machi

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Today it means: A traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of Chile and Argentina. Full definition →

Mapudungun maci
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machi · noun1

  1. Mapudungun · borrowed frommaci
  2. English todaymachi

Borrowed from Mapudungun maci.

Machi · proper noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed from真地
  2. Italian · borrowed fromMachi
  3. English todayMachi

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Italian Machi or Machì, a surname of unexplained origin. * Borrowed from Japanese 真地 (Machi), an uncommon surname in Japan.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.