meccanismo
mechanism
noun mehk-kah-NEE-zmoh Less Common
Origin: from Greek 'mēkhanē', machine
Also means
workings
Usage Note
Meccanismo is a mechanism, both literal machinery and abstract processes like un meccanismo di difesa ('a defence mechanism'). The plural is meccanismi. Note the double c and double n in spelling, a common pitfall.
Examples
"Il meccanismo dell'orologio è rotto."
Natural Translation
The watch's mechanism is broken.
Literal Translation
The mechanism of-the watch is broken.

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