máquina

See also: maquina, maquiná, and màquina

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakina/ [ˈma.ki.na]
• Rhymes: -akina
• Syllabification: má‧qui‧na

Noun

máquina f (plural máquines)

1. machine

Derived terms

• máquina d'escribir (“typewriter”)

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “máquina”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “máquina”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakina/ [ˈmɑ.ki.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -akina
• Hyphenation: má‧qui‧na

Noun

máquina f (plural máquinas)

1. machine

Derived terms

• máquina de escribir
• máquina virtual

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• machina (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná), Doric spelling of μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, engine, contrivance, device”), from μῆχος (mêkhos, “means”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gh- (“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki.nɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -akinɐ
• Hyphenation: má‧qui‧na

Noun

máquina f (plural máquinas)

1. machine
   1. mechanical or electrical device

      Synonyms: dispositivo, engenho

      1. ellipsis of máquina de lavar (“washing machine”)
   2. (figurative) person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional
2. computer

Derived terms

• máquina a vapor
• máquina de costura
• máquina de escrever
• máquina fotográfica
• máquina motriz
• máquina registradora
• máquina simples

Related terms

• maquinação
• maquinado
• maquinador
• maquinal
• maquinalidade
• maquinalismo
• maquinalmente
• maquinante
• maquinar
• maquinaria
• maquinário

Further reading

• “máquina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “máquina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná). Doublet of mashina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakina/ [ˈma.ki.na]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -akina
• Syllabification: má‧qui‧na

Noun

máquina f (plural máquinas)

1. machine

Hyponyms

• máquina autoventa
• máquina de afeitar
• máquina de billetes
• máquina de café
• máquina de caminar
• máquina de cortar grama (“lawnmower”) (Puerto Rico)
• máquina de cortar zacate (“lawnmower”) (regionally used in northern Mexico and Texas)
• máquina de coser
• máquina de escribir
• máquina de humo
• máquina de la verdad
• máquina de lavado a presión
• máquina de Turing
• máquina de vapor
• máquina del tiempo
• máquina diferencial
• máquina escalera (“climbing machine, stepmill”)
• máquina expendedora
• máquina herramienta
• máquina perforadora
• máquina simple
• máquina virtual

Derived terms

• a máquina (“machine-made; typed”)
• a toda máquina
• código máquina (“machine code”)
• coser a máquina (“to machine sew”)
• escribir a máquina (“to typewrite”)
• lavar a máquina (“to machine wash”)
• lenguaje de máquina
• maquinita (“video game console”)
• nanomáquina
• sala de máquinas

Related terms

• maquinar

Descendants

• → Basque: makina
• → Cebuano: makina
• → Hiligaynon: makina
• → Tagalog: makina
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: möcna, mö́qui̱na

Noun

máquina m or f by sense (plural máquinas)

1. (Spain, colloquial) A person who is outstanding or very good at something.

   Synonym: crack

Further reading

• “máquina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025