macigno

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • rock, boulder
  • (figurative) symbol of hardness, cruelty, or oppression
  • sandstone, grit

Etymology

Inherited from Latin machineum, machina (engine, stratagem, device, contrivance, trick, a machine, machine).

Origin

Latin

machina

Gloss

engine, stratagem, device, contrivance, trick, a machine, machine

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

機

Emoji
🚂 🚒

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