maquinaria

/makiˈnaɾja/ · B2 · noun · f

machinery

⚙️🏭 maquinaria = máquina (machine) + -aria, a collective suffix for machines

Starts from máquina, Spanish for machine, and adds -aria to name the whole group of machines. Compare English machine and machinery: the same root, with the ending turning one machine into machinery as a mass.

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