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hamaca

Pronunciation: /aˈmaka/

“hamaca” is a Spanish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. hammock
  2. swing
  3. rocking chair
  4. pole stretcher

In Spanish

  1. Mueble formado por una red o tela de forma oblonga suspendida por sus extremos de árboles o postes, de tal modo de permitir a una o más personas acostarse en ella.
  2. Silla que se hamaca o mece de delante atrás por lo general sobre un pie pivotante.
  3. Asiento suspendido en el aire por dos cuerdas, que se impulsa como juego de delante atrás con el movimento del cuerpo.

Etymology

From Taíno *hamaka, from Proto-Arawak *maka.

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