machaca
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la machaca(
mah
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chah
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kah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (tool)
a. crusher
Uso siempre un machaca ajos porque no me gusta el olor que queda en las manos cuando lo picas.I always use a garlic crusher because I don't like the smell it leaves on your hands when you chop it.
b. pounder
Miré como la abuela machacaba las semillas con un machaca de piedra hecho a mano.I watched my grandma grind the seeds with a handmade stone pounder.
a. beef jerky
El hotel al que fuimos nos sirvió un desayuno tradicional de machaca con huevos.The hotel we stayed in served us a traditional breakfast of beef jerky with scrambled eggs.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. nag
El tío Mauricio es un machaca. ¡Menos mal que no lo vemos muy seguido!Uncle Mauricio is a nag. It's a good thing we don't see him that often!
4. (colloquial) (factotum)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. dogsbody
José está cansado de que lo usen de machaca en su trabajo.Jose is fed up with being treated as a dogsbody at work.
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