English

The maca root

Noun

maca ‎(uncountable)

1. The Andean medicinal herb Lepidium meyenii, or an extract of the root of this plant.
   • (Can we date this quote?), M. Hermann and T. Bernet, The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence, page 18:

     The overwhelming majority of maca roots are dried after harvest. In the cold, dry atmosphere of the puna the dried roots remain edible for several years. A minor proportion of the freshly harvested roots are roasted in huatias, earthen ovens […]

   • 2007, March 18, “G. Pascal Zachary”, in Is the Key to Creativity in Your Pillbox, or in Your PC?:

     The gap between what the Internet promises and what it delivers is part of the reason that people […] continue to turn to enhancers from caffeine to maca to virtual reality.

Translations

See also

• Lepidium meyenii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ACMA
• cama
• MCAA

Arabela

Noun

maca ‎(plural macaca)

1. stick

Portuguese

Noun

maca f (plural macas)

1. stretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured or dead person)
2. a wheeled bed used in hospitals
3. a sailor’s hammock

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *maca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǎːtsa/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ca

Noun

máca f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ма́ца)

1. (hypocoristic) cat, kitty

Declension

Synonyms

• (cat): mačka

References

• “maca” in Hrvatski jezični portal