"maca" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈma.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈma.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: macas [plural]
Rhymes: -akɐ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish hamaca. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:bor|es:hamaca|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "hamaca", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "maca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="maca"> Borrowed from Spanish hamaca. Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} maca f (plural macas)
  1. stretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured or dead person) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-maca-pt-noun-k1uU64QI Categories (other): Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons, Portuguese entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons: 50 34 17 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 52 32 16 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 50 32 18 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 60 32 8 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 12 4 12
  2. gurney (wheeled bed used in hospitals) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-maca-pt-noun-PFvUYtrD Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 12 4 12
  3. sailor’s hammock Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-maca-pt-noun-ffcQs5xS Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 12 4 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: macas [plural], maka [alternative]
Etymology: From Kimbundu maka (“conversation, word”). Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|kmb|maka|t=conversation, word}} Kimbundu maka (“conversation, word”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} maca f (plural macas)
  1. (Angola) problem Tags: Angola, feminine
    Sense id: en-maca-pt-noun-R6STVnII Categories (other): Angolan Portuguese
  2. (Angola) argument, fuss Tags: Angola, feminine
    Sense id: en-maca-pt-noun-gZyCevEL Categories (other): Angolan Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 12 4 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "english": "No problem.",
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