mecha
/ˈmɛkə/
mecha noun: a large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.

Noun
mecha (plural mechas or mecha)
- A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.
- Having deprived her of both her mecha and her lover, Masato looks set for a nasty end, but Miku arrives to save him.1997, Helen McCarthy, The anime movie guide
- A transformation occurs when a mecha character, vehicle, or weapon unfolds and reassembles itself in a totally new form.2002, Christopher Hart, Anime mania: how to draw characters for Japanese animation
mecha meaning in Marathi and Indonesian
mecha in Marathi
- armoured robot
- मेका mekā
mecha in Indonesian
- armoured robot
- meka
Examples of mecha in a sentence
- Porco Rosso evinces a deep fascination with mechanical objects of all sorts but it is by no means a mecha movie...2006, Dani Cavallaro, The animé art of Hayao Miyazaki:
- Each week the good guys fight the bad guys and vanquish them in a mecha battle, only to have the bad guys reappear intact the following week.2007, Frenchy Lunning, Mechademia 2: Networks of Desire:
- […] to be a “lifter”—to pilot a mecha that can also transform into an air board […]2007, Robin E. Brenner, Understanding manga and anime, page 170:
- In this section, I show you mechas that are large enough to be piloted by humans from the inside.2011, Kensuke Okabayashi, Manga For Dummies, page 275:
Forms of mecha
| plural | mechas |
|---|---|
| plural | mecha |
Origin of mecha
From Japanese メカ (meka), from an abbreviation of the English mechanical.
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Words that rhyme with mecha
Questions about mecha
- What does mecha mean?
- Mecha means a large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.
- What is mecha in Marathi?
- Mecha in Marathi is मेका (mekā). See Mecha meaning in Marathi.
- How do you use mecha in a sentence?
- Porco Rosso evinces a deep fascination with mechanical objects of all sorts but it is by no means a mecha movie...
- What part of speech is mecha?
- Mecha is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mecha?
- Mecha is pronounced /ˈmɛkə/.
- What is the plural of mecha?
- The plural of mecha is mechas.
Words near mecha in the dictionary
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