maça — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apple noun A round, firm fruit with red, green, or yellow skin and crisp white flesh, grown on trees.
- gurney noun A wheeled stretcher used to move patients in a hospital.
- hammock noun A hanging bed made of fabric or netting, suspended between two points and used for lying down or sleeping.
- litter noun Rubbish or trash left lying around in a public place.
- mace noun A heavy club, often with a spiked or knobbed head, historically used as a weapon.
- stretcher noun A flat frame used to carry an injured or sick person.
Senses
maça is used for these senses in English:
- apple A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.]
- gurney (US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.
- hammock A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
- litter (countable, obsolete) A bed, especially a pile of straw with blankets &c. used as a bed.
- mace A ceremonial form of this weapon.
- stretcher A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.