mecha
noun/ˈmekə/
/ˈmekə/
(plural mecha, mechas)
(from Japanese)- (in Japanese films, games and comics) a large fighting machine in the shape of an animal or a person, usually controlled by a person who rides inside it
- Meanwhile, the rest of the team has to fight off a series of giant animal mecha.
Word Origin1980s: Japanese meka, shortened from mekanizmu ‘mechanism’, mekanikaru ‘mechanical’, etc.
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