machaca — meaning in English

English meaning

• grunt noun A short, low, snorting sound, often expressing effort, annoyance, or reluctance.
• pestle noun A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

Senses

machaca is used for these senses in English:

• grunt (US, military slang) An infantry soldier.
• pestle A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

grunt — full definition

1. noun A short, low, snorting sound, often expressing effort, annoyance, or reluctance.
2. noun An ordinary soldier or low-ranking worker who does the hard, unglamorous tasks.
3. verb To make a short, low, snorting sound.

pestle — full definition

1. noun A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
2. noun A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
3. noun The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.

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