Masculine

machin

Meaning

thingy, thingamabob

Concepts

gizmo
whatchamacallit
thing
widget
stuff
thingamajig
thingummy
thingy
gimmick
contraption
doodad
doojigger
thingamabob
gismo
doohickey

whatchamacallum

kajigger
thingo
thingamajigger
what's-his-face
appliance
what's-his-name
catch
contrivance
convenience
effort

gadget

hickey
thingumabob
X
gubbins

what’s-his-name

whatsis
thingumajig
thingmabob
thingmajig
Synonyms

truc
A1
chose
A1
bidule
21k
trucmuche
engin
C1
appareil
B1
patente
Machin
C1
trucs
A2
widget
Tartempion

gogosse

machinchose

comment-qu'il-s'appelle

affaire
A1

c'est-quoi-son-nom

gadget
C2
instrument
C1
outil
C1

quelqu’un

ustensile
x
B2
Translations

coso
Dingsbums
Dingsda
şey
chisme
dinges
coisa

πράγμα

negócio
cosa
aggeggio
cosa
troço

dallonses

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ma.ʃɛ̃/
Etymology

Back-formation from machine, converted to a masculine noun.

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