macinare
- (transitive) to grind or mill
- (transitive) to mince (meat)
- (rare, transitive) to beat up
- (transitive) to carry out an activity at a sustained or rapid pace
- (transitive) to ponder deeply
- (transitive) to squander or waste
Hyphenated as
ma‧ci‧nà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ma.t͡ʃiˈna.re/
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin māchināre (“mill, grind”), a verb based on Latin māchina (“device, mill”), an early borrowing from Ancient Greek. Compare Venetan masnar~maxenar, Friulian masanâ, Dalmatian macnur. Morphological doublet of macchinare, a borrowing from Latin.
ridurre in polvere
colpire con pietra
tritare finemente
convertire in pasta
macinare per sfregamento
sminuzzare a colpi
tagliare tuberi scavando
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