machucar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to hurt (to cause physical pain)
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to hurt (to cause emotional pain)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ma.ʃuˈka(ʁ)/
Etymology

In summary

From the verb machar (“to grind”), from macho (“mallet”), from Latin marculus (“small hammer”). Compare Spanish machucar.

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