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macchia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmɑːkiə/
  • US: /ˈmækiə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 K IY0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Any shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Corsican machja, related to Italian macchia and French maquis; ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, macule, and maquis.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أجمة متوسطية — shrubland biota
  • Arabic: ماكيا — shrubland biota
  • Catalan: màquia — shrubland biota
  • Corsican: machja — shrubland biota
  • Corsican: macchja — shrubland biota
  • Danish: maki — shrubland biota
  • French: maquis — shrubland biota
  • German: Macchie — shrubland biota
  • Greek: μακία (makía) — shrubland biota
  • Icelandic: makí-kjarr — shrubland biota
  • Italian: macchia — shrubland biota
  • Lithuanian: makija — shrubland biota
  • Occitan: maquís — shrubland biota
  • Persian: خاربیشه (xārbiše) — shrubland biota
  • Polish: makia — shrubland biota
  • Polish: makchia — shrubland biota
  • Portuguese: maquis — shrubland biota
  • Sicilian: vuscagghia — shrubland biota
  • Sicilian: macchia — shrubland biota
  • Spanish: maquia — shrubland biota
  • Spanish: maquis — shrubland biota