Asturian

Noun

máquina f ‎(plural máquines)

1. machine

Derived terms

• máquina d'escribir

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin machina ‎(“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά ‎(makhaná).

Noun

máquina f ‎(plural máquinas)

1. machine

Derived terms

• máquina de escribir

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• machina (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin machina ‎(“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά ‎(makhaná), Doric spelling of μηχανή ‎(mēkhanḗ, “a machine, engine, contrivance, device”), from μῆχος ‎(mêkhos, “means”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gh- ‎(“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki.na/, /ˈma.ki.nɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki.nɐ/

Noun

máquina f (plural máquinas)

1. machine (mechanical or electrical device)
2. (figuratively) machine (person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional)

Synonyms

• (mechanical device): dispositivo, engenho

Derived terms

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin machina ‎(“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά ‎(makhaná).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki.na/

Noun

máquina f ‎(plural máquinas)

1. machine

Derived terms

• máquina de escribir