macho
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macho¹
- /ˈmæt͡ʃ.əʊ/ UK
- /ˈmɑ.t͡ʃoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ætʃəʊ, -ɑːtʃəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish macho (“male”), from Latin masculus. Doublet of male.
adjective more macho · most macho
- Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine. macho culture
noun machos
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A macho person; a man who is masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.
You can tell a macho, he has a funky walk / His western shirts and leather, always look so boss
Similar: macho man, jock, Chad, hombre, he-man, macho, man among men, manimal · Opposite: bading, big girl's blouse, cockney, cot-quean, cupcake, dudelet, fakaleiti, fairy, femboy, gentleman, ginch, girl's blouse
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A very masculine man.
Similar: hypermasculine, Chad, hombre, he-man, macho, jock, macho man, man among men, manimal
- Machismo […] about how the military is anti-gay and uses intimidation and peer pressure. How it promotes a sense of false macho and patriotism.
- The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).
- A male llama.
MACHO²
noun MACHOs
- Initialism of massive astrophysical compact halo object
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: masculine, butch, virile, male, strong, heman, jerk, stadler, machista, supermasculine, hypermacho, hypermasculinist, hypermasculine, hypermanly, ultramacho, priapic
Translations
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adj manly, tough
| Español | macho |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | マッチョ matcho |
| Français | macho |
| Deutsch | machomäßig |
| Italiano | macho |
| עברית | גְּבַרְתָּן gvartán |
noun macho person
| Español | macho |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | マッチョ matcho, たくましい男 takumashii otoko |
| 中文 | 男子漢 /男子汉 nánzǐhàn, 大男人 dànánrén |
| Português | macho |
| Français | macho |
| Deutsch | Macho, Macker |
| Italiano | macho |
| Русский | мужи́к mužík, саме́ц saméc, ма́чо máčo, настоя́щий мужчи́на nastojáščij mužčína, круто́й па́рень krutój párenʹ |
noun male llama
| Deutsch | Lamahengst |
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title = {macho},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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