macho
English
/ˈmætʃəʊ/, /ˈmɑtʃoʊ/
adj
Definitions
- (informal) tending to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily and histrionically tough
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian macho (male) derived from Latin masculus (male, a male, masculine).
Origin
Latin
masculus
Gloss
male, a male, masculine
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antimacho English
- dancer English
- hypermacho English
- macho dancer English
- machodom English
- machohood English
- machoism English
- machoistic English
- machoistically English
- machoness English
- nonmacho English
- supermacho English
- ultramacho English
- unmacho English
- masclus Latin
- masculetum Latin
- masculus Latin
- mās Latin
- Macho German
- macho Italian
- masculo Italian
- macho Dutch, Flemish
- macho French
- мачо Russian
- machete Spanish, Castilian
- machirulo Spanish, Castilian
- machismo Spanish, Castilian
- macho Spanish, Castilian
- marimacho Spanish, Castilian
- másculo Portuguese
- マッチョ Japanese
- macho Polish
- malle Old French
- mascul Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- mascur Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- macho dancer Cebuano
- matso Cebuano
- macho dancer Tagalog
- mashkull Albanian
- mascur Aromanian
- mas-cio Venetian
- mascur Megleno-Romanian
- machó Copala Triqui