machaca

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noun

A dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.

Similar
machacadopeanut-headed lanternfly
OriginSpanish machacar →
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Meanings

machaca1

nounmachaca (usually uncountable, plural machacas)

plural machacas

  1. uncountableusuallyA dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.

    Synonyms: machacado

machaca2

nounmachaca (plural machacas)

plural machacas

  1. A type of planthopper from Central and South America, taxonomic name Fulgora laternaria

    Synonyms: peanut-headed lanternfly

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.

Similar
machacado

nounA type of planthopper from Central and South America, taxonomic name Fulgora laternaria

Similar
peanut-headed lanternfly

Origin

  1. Spanishmachacar“to crush”
  2. Englishmachaca

From Spanish machacar (“to crush”).

More words from Spanish

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Translations

French fulgore porte-lanterne
  • fulgore porte-lanterneTranslations
Polish latarnik surynamski
  • latarnik surynamskiTranslations
Russian суринамская фонарница
  • суринамская фонарница (surinamskaja fonarnica)Translations
Spanish machaca
  • machacaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

machaca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machaca

MLA

“machaca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machaca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machaca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machaca.

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