mecha

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Japanese メカ ‎(meka), from an abbreviation of the English mechanical.

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Noun[edit]

mecha ‎(plural mechas or mecha)

  1. (anime, manga) A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.
    • 1997, Helen McCarthy, The anime movie guide
      Having deprived her of both her mecha and her lover, Masato looks set for a nasty end, but Miku arrives to save him.
    • 2002, Christopher Hart, Anime mania: how to draw characters for Japanese animation
      A transformation occurs when a mecha character, vehicle, or weapon unfolds and reassembles itself in a totally new form.
    • 2006, Dani Cavallaro, The animé art of Hayao Miyazaki
      Porco Rosso evinces a deep fascination with mechanical objects of all sorts but it is by no means a mecha movie...
    • 2007, Frenchy Lunning, Mechademia 2: Networks of Desire
      Each week the good guys fight the bad guys and vanquish them in a mecha battle, only to have the bad guys reappear intact the following week.
    • 2007, Robin E. Brenner, Understanding manga and anime (page 170)
      […] to be a “lifter”—to pilot a mecha that can also transform into an air board […]
    • 2011, Kensuke Okabayashi, Manga For Dummies (page 275)
      In this section, I show you mechas that are large enough to be piloted by humans from the inside. Although most of them are designed for combat, some function as transportation or construction mechas.

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Romanization[edit]

mecha

  1. rōmaji reading of めちゃ

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Noun[edit]

mecha

  1. genitive singular of mech
  2. nominative dual of mech
  3. accusative dual of mech

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French mèche.

Noun[edit]

mecha f (plural mechas)

  1. lock (length of hair)
  2. wick (burning cord of a candle)

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from French mèche.

Noun[edit]

mecha f ‎(plural mechas)

  1. wick, fuse
  2. lock (length of hair)

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