machaca

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machaca¹

Where it comes from

From Spanish machacar (“to crush”).

noun machacas

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

    Similar: machacado

machaca²

noun machacas

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

    Similar: peanut-headed lanternfly

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noun Translations

Españolmachaca
Françaisfulgore porte-lanterne
Русскийсуринамская фонарница surinamskaja fonarnica

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@misc{machaca_2026,
  title = {machaca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/machaca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}