machismo
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machismo
- /mɑːˈt͡ʃiz.moʊ/ US
- /məˈt͡ʃiz.moʊ/ US
- /mæˈt͡ʃɪz.məʊ/ UK
- /məˈkɪz.məʊ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪzməʊ
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First attested 1940, from American Spanish machismo, from Spanish macho (“male”), + suffix -ismo (“-ism”).
noun machismos
- An excessive masculine pride, exaggerated masculinity. The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.
- Male chauvinism, misogyny. PSP [Puerto Rican Socialist Party] spokesperson Victor Lopez-Tosado told GCN: "[…] The party is mainly organized in a Latin American country where oppression, as a result of machismo, etc., to homosexuals is very common."
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noun exaggerated masculinity
| Español | machismo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | マッチョ |
| 中文 | 大男子主義 /大男子主义 dànánzǐzhǔyì |
| Português | machismo |
| Français | machisme |
| Deutsch | Machismo |
| Italiano | machismo, maschilismo, gallismo |
| Русский | мачи́зм mačízm |
Talk about this word "machismo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/machismo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. machismo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/machismo "machismo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/machismo.Cite this
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