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macho

See also: MACHO, Macho, machó, and maćho

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish macho (“male”), from Latin masculus. Doublet of male.

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Adjective

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macho (comparative more macho, superlative most macho)

  1. (informal) Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.
    macho culture
    • 1997, George Carlin, “SPORTS ROUNDUP”, in Brain Droppings‎[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, page 56:
      I like sports because I enjoy knowing that many of these macho athletes have to vomit before a big game. Any guy who would take a job where you gotta puke first is my kinda guy.
    • 2017 September 4, “End ‘macho’ Brexit posturing, Anna Soubry urges May”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
      The government’s “bullish” and “macho” approach to Brexit should not stop Conservative backbenchers from tabling amendments to the crucial repeal bill, a leading Tory remainer has said.
    • 2020 October 15, Francine Prose, “Trump's macho bravado is an embarrassment. Yet it puts us all in danger”, in The Guardian‎[3]:
      Joseph Biden has described Donald Trump’s refusal to wear a mask as “macho”, an insult unlikely to wound a president, who, before his illness, began rallies with speakers blasting the Village People’s 1979 song Macho Man.

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Noun

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macho (plural machos)

  1. A macho person; a man who is masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.
    Synonyms: macho man; see also Thesaurus:hypermasculine man
    Antonyms: see Thesaurus:effeminate man
    • 1978, “Macho Man”, performed by Village People:
      You can tell a macho, he has a funky walk / His western shirts and leather, always look so boss
  2. Machismo
    • 1980 August 30, Jil Clark, quoting Bob Andrews, “Gays Talk About Registration and the Draft”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 9:
      […] about how the military is anti-gay and uses intimidation and peer pressure. How it promotes a sense of false macho and patriotism.
    • 1981, Frank Rector, The Nazi Extermination of Homosexuals, page 33:
      Though there was plentiful evidence to the contrary that should have made plain to him the hairy masculine macho of German gays, Hitler's stereotyped image perceived them as woman-like, surrendering, and therefore essentially weak.
    • 1990 February 4, Laura Briggs, quoting Jackson Katz, “Men March Against Sexism During Superbowl”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 2:
      On this day, when tens of millions of men, and women, are watching this yearly celebration of American macho, we'd like them to stop and think about the prevalence of male violence against women and what they can do to end it.
  3. The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).
  4. A male llama.
    Coordinate term: hembra

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish macho.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.tʃoː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ma‧cho

Adjective

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macho (comparative meer macho, superlative meest macho)

  1. macho (pertaining to machismo)

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Declension of macho
uninflected macho
inflected macho
comparative meer macho
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial macho meer macho het meest macho
het meest machoe
indefinite m./f. sing. macho meer machoe meest machoe
n. sing. macho meer macho meest machoe
plural macho meer machoe meest machoe
definite macho meer machoe meest machoe
partitive macho's meer macho's —

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Noun

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macho m (plural macho's)

  1. a macho male

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Spanish macho.

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Adjective

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macho (comparative machompi, superlative machoin)

  1. macho

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Inflection of macho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative macho machot
genitive machon machojen
partitive machoa machoja
illative machoon machoihin
singular plural
nominative macho machot
accusative nom. macho machot
gen. machon
genitive machon machojen
partitive machoa machoja
inessive machossa machoissa
elative machosta machoista
illative machoon machoihin
adessive macholla machoilla
ablative macholta machoilta
allative macholle machoille
essive machona machoina
translative machoksi machoiksi
abessive machotta machoitta
instructive — machoin
comitative — machoine
Possessive forms of macho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative machoni machoni
accusative nom. machoni machoni
gen. machoni
genitive machoni machojeni
partitive machoani machojani
inessive machossani machoissani
elative machostani machoistani
illative machooni machoihini
adessive machollani machoillani
ablative macholtani machoiltani
allative macholleni machoilleni
essive machonani machoinani
translative machokseni machoikseni
abessive machottani machoittani
instructive — —
comitative — machoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative machosi machosi
accusative nom. machosi machosi
gen. machosi
genitive machosi machojesi
partitive machoasi machojasi
inessive machossasi machoissasi
elative machostasi machoistasi
illative machoosi machoihisi
adessive machollasi machoillasi
ablative macholtasi machoiltasi
allative machollesi machoillesi
essive machonasi machoinasi
translative machoksesi machoiksesi
abessive machottasi machoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — machoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative machomme machomme
accusative nom. machomme machomme
gen. machomme
genitive machomme machojemme
partitive machoamme machojamme
inessive machossamme machoissamme
elative machostamme machoistamme
illative machoomme machoihimme
adessive machollamme machoillamme
ablative macholtamme machoiltamme
allative machollemme machoillemme
essive machonamme machoinamme
translative machoksemme machoiksemme
abessive machottamme machoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — machoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative machonne machonne
accusative nom. machonne machonne
gen. machonne
genitive machonne machojenne
partitive machoanne machojanne
inessive machossanne machoissanne
elative machostanne machoistanne
illative machoonne machoihinne
adessive machollanne machoillanne
ablative macholtanne machoiltanne
allative machollenne machoillenne
essive machonanne machoinanne
translative machoksenne machoiksenne
abessive machottanne machoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — machoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative machonsa machonsa
accusative nom. machonsa machonsa
gen. machonsa
genitive machonsa machojensa
partitive machoaan
machoansa 		machojaan
machojansa
inessive machossaan
machossansa 		machoissaan
machoissansa
elative machostaan
machostansa 		machoistaan
machoistansa
illative machoonsa machoihinsa
adessive machollaan
machollansa 		machoillaan
machoillansa
ablative macholtaan
macholtansa 		machoiltaan
machoiltansa
allative macholleen
machollensa 		machoilleen
machoillensa
essive machonaan
machonansa 		machoinaan
machoinansa
translative machokseen
machoksensa 		machoikseen
machoiksensa
abessive machottaan
machottansa 		machoittaan
machoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — machoineen
machoinensa

Noun

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macho

  1. macho

Declension

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Inflection of macho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative macho machot
genitive machon machojen
partitive machoa machoja
illative machoon machoihin
singular plural
nominative macho machot
accusative nom. macho machot
gen. machon
genitive machon machojen
partitive machoa machoja
inessive machossa machoissa
elative machosta machoista
illative machoon machoihin
adessive macholla machoilla
ablative macholta machoilta
allative macholle machoille
essive machona machoina
translative machoksi machoiksi
abessive machotta machoitta
instructive — machoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of macho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative machoni machoni
accusative nom. machoni machoni
gen. machoni
genitive machoni machojeni
partitive machoani machojani
inessive machossani machoissani
elative machostani machoistani
illative machooni machoihini
adessive machollani machoillani
ablative macholtani machoiltani
allative macholleni machoilleni
essive machonani machoinani
translative machokseni machoikseni
abessive machottani machoittani
instructive — —
comitative — machoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative machosi machosi
accusative nom. machosi machosi
gen. machosi
genitive machosi machojesi
partitive machoasi machojasi
inessive machossasi machoissasi
elative machostasi machoistasi
illative machoosi machoihisi
adessive machollasi machoillasi
ablative macholtasi machoiltasi
allative machollesi machoillesi
essive machonasi machoinasi
translative machoksesi machoiksesi
abessive machottasi machoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — machoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative machomme machomme
accusative nom. machomme machomme
gen. machomme
genitive machomme machojemme
partitive machoamme machojamme
inessive machossamme machoissamme
elative machostamme machoistamme
illative machoomme machoihimme
adessive machollamme machoillamme
ablative macholtamme machoiltamme
allative machollemme machoillemme
essive machonamme machoinamme
translative machoksemme machoiksemme
abessive machottamme machoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — machoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative machonne machonne
accusative nom. machonne machonne
gen. machonne
genitive machonne machojenne
partitive machoanne machojanne
inessive machossanne machoissanne
elative machostanne machoistanne
illative machoonne machoihinne
adessive machollanne machoillanne
ablative macholtanne machoiltanne
allative machollenne machoillenne
essive machonanne machoinanne
translative machoksenne machoiksenne
abessive machottanne machoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — machoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative machonsa machonsa
accusative nom. machonsa machonsa
gen. machonsa
genitive machonsa machojensa
partitive machoaan
machoansa 		machojaan
machojansa
inessive machossaan
machossansa 		machoissaan
machoissansa
elative machostaan
machostansa 		machoistaan
machoistansa
illative machoonsa machoihinsa
adessive machollaan
machollansa 		machoillaan
machoillansa
ablative macholtaan
macholtansa 		machoiltaan
machoiltansa
allative macholleen
machollensa 		machoilleen
machoillensa
essive machonaan
machonansa 		machoinaan
machoinansa
translative machokseen
machoksensa 		machoikseen
machoiksensa
abessive machottaan
machottansa 		machoittaan
machoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — machoineen
machoinensa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish macho, from Latin masculus. Doublet of mâle.

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Noun

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macho m (plural machos)

  1. One who is excessively or aggressively masculine or misogynistic; a chauvinist
    Synonym: machiste

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Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmat͡ʃo/ [ˈma̠.t͡ʃʊ]
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  • Rhymes: -atʃo
  • Hyphenation: ma‧cho

Etymology 1

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Attested from the 13th century. From Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus (“male”). Cognate with Spanish macho and Portuguese macho.

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macho m or f (plural machos)

  1. male

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macho m (plural machos)

  1. male
    • 1299, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia (ed.), História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI (com referência á situação do galego moderno). Coimbra: I.N.I.C., page 211:
      Item mãdo ao moeſteyro de Santiago d Ermelo o meu quinõ das egóás que eu auya cũ Johan Martinz, o ffrade [...] os fillos que ſon machos que os vendan ſe quiſeren vender τ aſ egoas que fiquen cũ ſuas fillas femeas
      Item, I bequeath my share of the mares that I have together with Xoán Martís, the friar, to the monastery of Santiago de Ermelo [...] the sons which are males shall be sold if they [the monks] wanted to, and the mares shall remain with their female daughters
    Coordinate term: femia
  2. stud
  3. mule
    • c. 1771, anonymous, Rosario Álvarez, Ernesto González, editors, Décima xiringatoria‎[5]:
      Endemal! non falás rouco,
      mais eu à tanto desfacho,
      (como dixo ô ôutro) a macho
      que hè lerdo, arrieiro louco.
      Por moito que eu malle, hè pouco;
      que a quen do principio aò cabo,
      sin fazer caso do crabo,
      tàs peras tira meu frade,
      conven (xiquera à semade)
      que lle zorreguen ô rabo.
      Alas! you don't speak rough,
      but I, to such impertinence,
      as they say, to dumb mule,
      mad muleteer.
      No matter how much I strike, is not enough;
      because to whom, beginning to end,
      not paying attention to the nail,
      your pears drop, my friar,
      it is advisable (at least summarily)
      that they whip their tail
  4. piece which enters into another
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Etymology 2

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From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], probably from Latin marculus (“hammer”), a diminutive of marcus.[1]

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macho m (plural machos)

  1. (regional) rammer

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “macho II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish macho. Doublet of maschio.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -atʃo
  • Hyphenation: mà‧cho

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macho (invariable)

  1. macho

Noun

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macho m (invariable)

  1. macho

Further reading

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  • macho in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • macho in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • macho in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • macho in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • macho in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • macho in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • macho in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Spanish macho.

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macho m pers (indeclinable)

  1. macho (macho person)
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Further reading

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  • macho in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • macho in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese macho, from Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus (“male”), from mās (“male, man”), -culus (diminutive suffix). Doublet of másculo.

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  • Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu
  • Hyphenation: ma‧cho

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macho (feminine macha, masculine plural machos, feminine plural machas)

  1. male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes)
    Synonym: masculino
    Coordinate terms: fêmeo, feminino
    Os pássaros machos tendem a ser mais coloridos.
    Male birds tend to be more colorful.
  2. macho; manly
    Synonyms: másculo, varonil, viril
    Antonyms: bicha, cagão, covarde, marica, mulherzinha
  3. male (of instruments or tools: designed to fit into or penetrate a “female” counterpart)

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macho m (plural machos)

  1. male
    Coordinate term: fêmea
  2. macho; manly man
    Antonyms: bicha, cagão, covarde, marica, mulherzinha
  3. (informal) man (especially in relationship-related contexts)
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  • Kabuverdianu: matchu

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish macho or French macho.

Noun

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macho m (plural macho)

  1. macho

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Declension of macho
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative macho machoul macho machoi
genitive-dative macho machoului macho macholor
vocative machoule macholor

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish maslo, itself from Vulgar Latin māsclus, contracted form of Latin māsculus (“male”). Doublet of másculo.

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macho (feminine macha, masculine plural machos, feminine plural machas)

  1. male
  2. strong, brave
  3. (Costa Rica) blond, blonde
    Synonym: rubio
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The use of the feminine forms macha and machas is restricted to sense 3. When used as an adjective specifying that an animal is male, macho traditionally is invariable for both gender and number: el pollo macho "the male chicken", los pollos macho "the male chickens", la jirafa macho "the male giraffe", las jirafas macho "the male giraffes".[1] However, some speakers inflect the adjective for number, but not gender in this context, using the form "machos" in the plural, as in los pollos machos, las jirafas machos. To describe masculine women, other words such as marimacho and masculino are used.

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References
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  1. ^ “género”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN

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macho m (plural machos)

  1. male
    Coordinate term: hembra
  2. (slang, Spain) dude
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macho m (plural machos, feminine macha, feminine plural machas)

  1. (Costa Rica) person with blond hair
    Synonym: rubio

Etymology 2

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Two alternative theories are:

Noun

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macho m (plural machos)

  1. sledgehammer
  2. anvil

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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macho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of machar

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Noun

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macho

  1. plural of jicho

Swedish

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Adjective

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macho (comparative mer macho, superlative mest macho)

  1. macho

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Uninflected.

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macho c

  1. a macho (macho person)

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Declension of macho
nominative genitive
singular indefinite macho machos
definite machon machons
plural indefinite machos machos
definite machosarna machosarnas

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