măcina

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măcina

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Inherited from Late Latin māchināre (“mill, grind”), a verb based on Latin māchina (“device, mill”), an early borrowing from Greek. Compare Aromanian matsin, mãtsinari, Italian macinare.

verb a măcina 1st conjugation · macină · măcinat · macine · a măcina · măcinând

transitive to grind, crush
Similar: pisa
transitive to mill
figuratively, transitive, of thoughts to torment
Similar: chinui, consuma, frământa, zbuciuma

In English

mill grind or process using a mill or other machine
grind to reduce to smaller pieces
crush to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding

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@misc{ma_cina_2026,
  title = {măcina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83cina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}