Hackintosh en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhækɪntɒʃ/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng-der. Proto-Germanic *hakkōną Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn Old English *haccian Middle English hakken English hack Proto-Celtic *makkʷos Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi) Old Irish macc Middle Irish mac Scottish Gaelic mac Scottish Gaelic an Proto-Celtic *to- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus Proto-Celtic *wissus Proto-Celtic *towissus Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos Proto-Celtic *-ākos Proto-Celtic *towissākos Primitive Irish ᚈᚑᚃᚔᚄᚐᚉᚔ (tovisaci) Old Irish toísech Scottish Gaelic tòisiche Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche English McIntosh English Macintosh blend English Hackintosh Blend of hack + Macintosh.
Meanings
- (informal) A computer other than a Macintosh that has been configured to run the Macintosh operating system (OS X or macOS).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackintoshes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hackintosh | alternative | lexicographic |