macha

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Macha¹

proper noun

  1. Irish The wife of Nemed. She died only twelve days after arriving in Ireland.
  2. Macha of the Tuatha Dé Danann who is the daughter of Ernmas and sister of Mórrígan.

macha²

  • /mətʃaː/

Where it comes from

Transliteration of Tamil மச்சான் (maccāṉ)

noun machas

  1. informal, slang best friend

    Similar: bro

macha³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish macha or formed by analogy from English macho.

adjective more macha · most macha

  1. of a woman macho You know, I wonder how class affects the butch/fem aspects of our relationship, because I know there's this macha thing where you want to provide for me in some way.

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@misc{macha_2026,
  title = {macha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/macha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}