matxino
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Basque
Etymology
From Latin māchinor (“to devise, plot”), ultimately from Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́, “machine”). Compare Spanish maquinar, English machinate.
Pronunciation
Noun
matxino inan or anim
- rebel
- laborer; blacksmith
- draught animal
- (ironworking) hammer
- grasshopper
Declension
Derived terms
- matxinada (“insurrection”)
- matxinarazi
- matxinatu (“to revolt”)
Further reading
- “matxino”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “matxino”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005