English Explanatory Dictionary

machi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of Chile and Argentina.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

machi machis

Etymology

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Italian Machi or Machì, a surname of unexplained origin. * Borrowed from Japanese 真地 (Machi), an uncommon surname in Japan.

Related words

hachi machi
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