macana

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macana
feminine noun
1stupid thing (informal) (disparate) (CSur, PerÚ, Venezuelan Spanish)
  • decir macanas -> to talk nonsense
2pain, drag (fastidio) (Andes, RP, Venezuelan Spanish)
  • ¡qué macana! -> what a pain o drag!

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macana [mah-cah’-nah]
1A wooden weapon in use among the ancient Indians of Mexico and Peru, generally edged with sharp flint.
2Stupid comment (disparate). (Andes)
3(Cono Sur) Bad job (chapuza).
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macana
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Latinoamérica) (porra) (gen) club; cudgel; [de policía] truncheon; billy (club); (EEUU) (Hist) Indian club cudgel;o
2 (And) (S. Cone) (familiar) (mentira) lie
¡macana! it's all lies!
macanas (tonterías) rubbish; (s) nonsense; (s)
3 (S. Cone) (familiar) (contrariedad) pain; (familiar) nuisance
¡qué macana! el ascensor no funciona what a pain nuisance! the lift's not working; (familiar)o
4 (S. Cone) (familiar) (chapuza) bad job
5 (S. Cone) (familiar) (charla) long boring conversation
6 (Caribe)
de macana undoubtedly; es de macana que ... of course ...

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