World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmachacar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: matʃaˈkaɾ
"Ella decidió machacar las patatas para hacer puré."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To crush or beat something into a soft, pulpy state or mass.
"She used a fork to mush the boiled potatoes thoroughly."
- 1
A soft, thick, pulpy mass or mixture.
"The leftover cake turned into a sticky mush at the bottom of the container."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 16th century, likely imitative or derived from the obsolete verb 'musser' meaning to hide or lurk, or related to Old French 'mouche' and dialectal terms for soft substances. It later evolved to describe any soft, pulpy mass and gained specific usage in North America as a command to sled dogs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mush" is said worldwide
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réduire en bouillie
Transliteration: ʁedyʁ ɑ̃ buji
"Il faut réduire les pommes de terre en bouillie."
zerquetschen
Transliteration: tsɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡sn̩
"Man muss die Kartoffeln zu Brei zerquetschen."
ridurre in poltiglia
Transliteration: riˈdurre in polˈtiʎʎa
"Ha ridotto le patate in poltiglia con una forchetta."
machacar
Transliteration: matʃaˈkaɾ
"Ella decidió machacar las patatas para hacer puré."
amassar
Transliteration: a.maˈsaɾ
"Você precisa amassar bem as batatas."
مسلنا
Transliteration: masalna
Script: मसलना
"आलुओं को अच्छी तरह मसल लें।"
捣烂
Transliteration: dǎolàn
"她把土豆捣烂成泥。"
으깨다
Transliteration: eukkaeda
"감자를 부드럽게 으깨세요."
すり潰す
Transliteration: suritsubusu
"フォークでジャガイモをすり潰してください。"
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