No. 4,440 in Catalan

maca

"Pretty" or "beautiful."

In a sentence

La casa d'en Joan és molt maca.
Joan's house is very beautiful.
Here, 'maca' is used as an adjective meaning 'beautiful' to describe the noun 'casa' (house).
Estic buscant macs per fer un pastís, però només hi ha macos.
I'm looking for macas to make a pastry, but there are only macos.
In this playful example, 'macs' and 'macos' are phonetically similar words, highlighting a pun or wordplay in Catalan.
Quina collareta més maca!
What a beautiful necklace!
Again, 'maca' is used as an adjective meaning 'beautiful' to describe a feminine noun.

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