macana
/məˈkɑːnə/noun
An ironwood sword or club used among some indigenous South American peoples.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Eden (c1520–1576), translator. From Spanish macana (goes to Portuguese macaná) from Taino macana. The post-classical Latin work translated in quot. 1555 has macanas (accusative plural).
- heatproof
- heat pump
- heat-resistant
- heat-seal
- heat-seeking
- heat-sensitive
- heat shield
- heat-shock protein
- heat sink
- heatstroke
- heat-treat
- heat treatment
- heatwave
- heave
- heave compensator
- heave-ho
- heave in sight (or into view)
- heavel
- heaven
- heaven-born
- heaven-directed
- heavenful
- heaven gate
- heaven-gazer
- heaven-gazing