meccanico

mechanical

adjective noun mehk-KAH-nee-koh Less Common

Origin: from Greek mēkhanikós

Also means

mechanic

Usage Note

Meccanico is both the adjective 'mechanical' and the noun for the person who fixes cars. As a noun it takes the masculine plural meccanici, with the typical -co/-chi spelling shift that keeps the hard 'k' sound.

Examples

"Porto la macchina dal meccanico."

Natural Translation

I'm taking the car to the mechanic.

Literal Translation

I-take the car to-the mechanic.

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