maquinista

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.kiˈnis.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ma.kiˈniʃ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.kiˈnis.ta/

  • Hyphenation: ma‧qui‧nis‧ta

Noun

maquinista m or f by sense (plural maquinistas)

  1. engineer (Canada and the US), engine driver (Britain), train driver
  2. machinist

Spanish

Etymology

From máquina (machine) + -ista.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /makiˈnista/ [ma.kiˈnis.t̪a]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: ma‧qui‧nis‧ta

Noun

maquinista m or f (plural maquinistas)

  1. engineer (Canada and the US), engine driver (Britain), train driver
  2. machinist

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