Portuguese

Verb

machucar ‎(first-person singular present indicative machuco, past participle machucado)

1. (transitive) to hurt (to cause physical pain)
2. (transitive) to hurt (to cause emotional pain)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• ferir

Spanish

Etymology

From the verb machar ‎(“to grind”), from macho ‎(“mallet”), from Latin marculus ‎(“small hammer”).

Verb

machucar ‎(first-person singular present machuco, first-person singular preterite machuqué, past participle machucado)

1. to squash, crush.
2. to bruise.

Conjugation

• c becomes qu before e.