No. 824 in Japanese
マック
"マック" (Makku) is the Japanese abbreviation for "McDonald's."
In a sentence
彼はランチにマックに行くと言った。
He said he would go to McDonald's for lunch.
Here, 'マック' is used as an abbreviation for 'McDonald's', commonly used in Japan to refer to the fast-food restaurant.
マックの新作パソコンが発表されたばかりだ。
The new Mac computer has just been announced.
In this usage, 'マック' represents an Apple Mac computer, a common shortened form to refer to the product in Japanese.
最近では、マックという言葉は多義語として使われる。
Recently, the word 'マック' is used as a polysemous term.
This sentence explains how 'マック' has different meanings depending on the context, encompassing both McDonald's and Macintosh (Mac computers).
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