machaca
noun
machaca is spelled M-A-C-H-A-C-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, machaca means “A dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of machaca is machacas.
How many letters and syllables are in machaca?
| Letters | 7: M-A-C-H-A-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is machaca?
Machaca appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of machaca
- machacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does machaca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.
- 2
A type of planthopper from Central and South America, taxonomic name Fulgora laternaria
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Machaca in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fulgore porte-lanterne |
| Spanish | machaca |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does machaca come from?
From Spanish machacar (“to crush”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).