machar

Meaning

1. to grind, to pound
2. (reflexive) (Latin America) to get drunk

Hyphenated as

ma‧char

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Etymology

From macho (“sledgehammer”) + -ar, from Latin marculus (“hammer”), possibly a diminutive of marcus (“hammer”), although the latter is attested late and may be a back-formation from marculus.