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macha

Spanish, noun

macha is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “an edible razor clam of species Ensis macha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of macho: blonde. With an accent, machá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of machar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Mesodesma donacium) Molusco bivalvo comestible, semejante a una almeja de concha triangular. Habita la costa…”.

What does macha mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininean edible razor clam of species Ensis macha

noun

  1. 1

    femininefemale equivalent of macho: blonde

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of macho

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

verb

as machá
  1. 1

    second-person singular voseo imperative of machar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. (Mesodesma donacium) Molusco bivalvo comestible, semejante a una almeja de concha triangular. Habita la costa peruana y chilena en playas arenosas expuestas al oleaje del océano.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of macha

  • machas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How common is macha in Spanish?

macha appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).