machacar: to crush, to beat

mamajuana: correct spelling: damajuana: demijohn. Mama, present of verb mamar, he suckle. Mamado: drunk. Juana: Jeane

manda: he send (verb mandar)

mande: he rules (verb mandar) el que mande: who rules

maña: Bad habit. Darse maña: to know how to do something, skill.

maravilla: wonder, marvel

mas: but

más: more

mate: an infusion very popular in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. It is drunk using a gourd called also mate, and a special tube called bombilla. Can be drunk with or without sugar.

mejor: better, best

mena: size of a rope, caliber

mercedes: plural form of merced. Vuestra Merced, Your Higness, old form of address used for a person of title. In this case used ironically to mean that because of there ineptitude it were necessary to serve them as if they were people of high rank.

miedo: fear

mil: thousand

milico: military (pejorative). Also police.

mirada: sight

miseria: misfortune, poverty

mismo: same. Si mismo: oneself

moderado: moderate

modo: way

montada: mounted

moreno: dark skinned person.

muchos: many