machacando
/mat͡ʃakando/from spelling rules
Mashing is translated into Spanish as machacando.
Machucar is a term used in various regions to represent the act of mashing or pulping certain foods.
How does it change in a sentence?
machacando is the gerund form of the infinitive verb machacar. To describe the state of something that has been mashed, you would use the past participle machacado.
How do you pronounce it?
/matʃakando/
Did you know?
- While machacando refers to mashing food, it is also used colloquially to describe someone who is studying or working intensely. To machacar a subject means to drill it repetitively until it is mastered.
- If you are 'machacando' a person's head in a colloquial sense, it might not mean you are mashing it, but rather that you are 'nagging' or 'hammering' them with repetitive words or criticisms.
- The term machacar is used in a specific rhythmic sense in some musical contexts, referring to the repetitive and heavy hitting of a drum or beat.
Examples in context
- machacar las papasTo mash the potatoes
- triturar las frutasTo mash the fruits
- pisa las uvasMash the grapes
- maja el ajoMash the garlic
- machuca las bananasMash the bananas
- Voy a machacar las patatas para hacer puréI am going to mash the potatoes to make puree
- María está machacando las verduras para hacer una sopa.María is mashing the vegetables to make a soup.
- ¿Puedes majar los aguacates para hacer guacamole?Can you mash the avocados to make guacamole?
- Él suele triturar las galletas para preparar la base del pastel.He usually crushes the cookies to prepare the cake crust.
- Estoy machacando las patatas.I am mashing the potatoes.
- Estoy machacando el ajo para la receta.I am mashing the garlic for the recipe.
- El chef está machacando las patatas.The chef is mashing the potatoes.
- Sigue machacando la fruta hasta que sea puré.Keep mashing the fruit until it becomes puree.
Example conversation
In a kitchen while preparing a traditional dish.
- Lucía¿Qué estás haciendo, Javier?What are you doing, Javier?
- JavierEstoy machacando las lentejas para la sopa.I am mashing the lentils for the soup.
- LucíaParece que te queda muy suave.It looks like it's turning out very smooth.
- JavierGracias, Lucía, así es más rico.Thanks, Lucía, it is tastier this way.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
