A traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of Chile and Argentina.

Forming nouns with the sense of ‘battle, fight’.

plural of machi

A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect. / (dated) A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.

To make by machinery. / To shape or finish by machinery; (usually, more specifically) to shape subtractively by metal-cutting with machine-controlled toolpaths.

(translation studies) The act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.

A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes. / The act of machinating or plotting.

(chiefly science fiction) A hypothetical device used to travel into the past or the future.

(historical) A small portable electro-mechanical rotor machine used to encrypt and decrypt secret messages, made famous by Germany in WWII.

To furnish with machicolations.