macintosh

M3A1C3I1N1T1O1S1H4
/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/

proper noun

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Similar
mackintoshmacmack
OriginEnglish McIntosh ← Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche ← Old Irish toísech →
CommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

macintosh1

nounmacintosh (plural macintoshes)

plural macintoshes

  1. UKalternativeAlternative form of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).

    He is sausaged into several overcoats and wears a brown macintosh under which he holds a roll of parchment.

    1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 15: Circe]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 481

Macintosh2

proper nounMacintosh (plural Macintoshes)

plural Macintoshes

  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
nounMacintosh (plural Macintoshes)

plural Macintoshes

  1. computingA brand of personal computer manufactured by Apple Inc.

    393 ♦ Learn how to operate a Machintosh computer.

    1991, Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life, H. Jackson Brown Jr., published by Rutledge Hill Press
nounMacintosh (plural Macintoshes)

plural Macintoshes

  1. alternativedatedAlternative spelling of mackintosh (“a raincoat”)

MacIntosh3

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric

Similar
mackintosh
Broader
fabricclothmaterial

nouna waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

Similar
mackintoshmacmack
Broader
raincoatwaterproof
Also see
macmackmackintosh

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*makkʷos
  2. Old Irishmacc
  3. Middle Irishmac
  4. Scottish Gaelicmac
  5. Scottish Gaelican
  6. Proto-Celtic*to-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wéydtus
  9. Proto-Celtic*wissus
  10. Proto-Celtic*towissus
  11. Proto-Celtic*towissākos
  12. Old Irishtoísech
  13. Scottish Gaelictòisiche
  14. Scottish GaelicMac an Tòisiche
  15. EnglishMcIntosh
  16. EnglishMacintosh

From Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche, meaning "son of the thane (Old Irish toísech (“leader”))". The brand is named after McIntosh, an apple cultivar, in turn also from the Scottish Gaelic name.

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Translations

Arabic أَبْل مَاكِنْتُوش, مَاكِنْتُوش
  • أَبْل مَاكِنْتُوش (ʔabl mākintūš)Apple Macintosh
  • مَاكِنْتُوش (mākintūš)Apple Macintosh
Chinese Mandarin 麥金塔 /麦金塔, 麥金塔電腦 /麦金塔电脑
  • 麥金塔 /麦金塔 (Màijīntǎ)Apple Macintosh
  • 麥金塔電腦 /麦金塔电脑 (Màijīntǎ diànnǎo)Apple Macintosh
  • 蘋果電腦 /苹果电脑 (Píngguǒ diànnǎo)Apple Macintosh
French Macintosh
  • MacintoshApple Macintosh
Hebrew מקינטוש
  • מקינטוש (mákintosh)Apple Macintosh
Hindi एप्पल मैकिन्टौश, मैकिन्टौश
  • एप्पल मैकिन्टौश (eppal maikinṭauś)Apple Macintosh
  • मैकिन्टौश (maikinṭauś)Apple Macintosh
  • मॅक (mĕk)Apple Macintosh
Japanese アップル・マッキントッシュ, マッキントッシュ
  • アップル・マッキントッシュ (Appuru-Makkintosshu)Apple Macintosh
  • マッキントッシュ (Makkintosshu)Apple Macintosh
  • マック (Makku)Apple Macintosh
Korean 애플 매킨토시, 매킨토시
  • 애플 매킨토시 (aepeul maekintosi)Apple Macintosh
  • 매킨토시 (Maekintosi)Apple Macintosh
  • 맥 (Maek)Apple Macintosh
Polish Macintosh
  • MacintoshApple Macintosh
Russian Эпл Макинто́ш, Макинто́ш
  • Эпл Макинто́ш (Epl Makintóš)Apple Macintosh
  • Макинто́ш (Makintóš)Apple Macintosh
  • Мак (Mak)Apple Macintosh
Thai แอปเปิลแมคอินทอช, แมคอินทอช
  • แอปเปิลแมคอินทอช (ɛ̀p-bpəən mɛ̂ɛk-in-tôt)Apple Macintosh
  • แมคอินทอช (mɛ̂ɛk-in-tôt)Apple Macintosh
  • แมค (mɛ̂ɛk)Apple Macintosh

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

macintosh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macintosh

MLA

“macintosh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macintosh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macintosh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macintosh.

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