macchina

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná). Compare the inherited doublet macina (“grindstone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmak.ki.na/

• Audio ("una macchina"):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: màc‧chi‧na

Noun

macchina f (plural macchine)

1. machine
2. car, motorcar

   Synonym: automobile

Related terms

• macchinale
• macchinare
• macchinario
• macchinatore
• macchinazione
• macchinetta
• macchinismo
• macchinista
• macchinoso
• meccanico

Descendants

• → Turkish: makina