machar

== Spanish == === Etymology === From macho (“sledgehammer”) +‎ -ar, from Latin marculus (“hammer”), possibly a diminutive of marcus (“hammer”), although the latter is attested late and may be a back-formation from marculus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [maˈt͡ʃaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ma‧char === Verb === machar (first-person singular present macho, first-person singular preterite maché, past participle machado) to grind, to pound (reflexive) (Latin America) to get drunk ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “machar”, 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 “machar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010