macinare

  1. (transitive) to grind or mill
  2. (transitive) to mince (meat)
  3. (rare, transitive) to beat up
  4. (transitive) to carry out an activity at a sustained or rapid pace
  5. (transitive) to ponder deeply
  6. (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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