German

Noun

Macho m ‎(genitive Machos, plural Machos)

1. (pejorative) macho

English

Adjective

macho ‎(comparative more macho, superlative most macho)

1. (informal) tending to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily and histrionically tough

Translations

Noun

macho ‎(plural machos)

1. A macho person; a person who tends to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, and bravado.
2. The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).
3. A male llama.

Derived terms

Translations

Related terms

• machismo
• machoman

Anagrams

• mocha

Finnish

Adjective

macho ‎(comparative machompi, superlative machoin)

1. macho

Declension

Noun

macho

1. macho

Declension

Compounds

• machomies

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish macho.

Noun

macho m ‎(plural machos)

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

Synonyms

• machiste

Derived terms

• machisme, machiste

Anagrams

• chôma

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish macho.

Adjective

macho ‎(invariable)

1. macho

Noun

macho m ‎(invariable)

1. macho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese macho, from Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus ‎(“male”), from mās ‎(“male, man”), -culus ‎(“forms diminutives”). Doublet of másculo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ʃu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ʃo/

Adjective

macho m

1. male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes)
2. macho; manly
3. male (of instruments or tools: designed to fit into or penetrate a “female” counterpart)

Synonyms

• (of the male sex): masculino
• (manly): másculo, varonil, viril

Antonyms

• (male): fêmeo, feminino
• (manly): bicha (Brazil, slang), cagão, covarde, marica, mulherzinha

Noun

macho m (plural machos)

1. male
2. macho; manly man

Antonyms

• (male): fêmea
• (manly man): bicha (Brazil, slang), cagão, covarde, marica, mulherzinha

Related terms

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: matchu

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus ‎(“male”). Doublet of másculo.

Adjective

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

1. male
2. strong, brave

Usage notes

• The feminine form macha is rare and used for objects only. Marimacho and masculino are used to describe masculine women. Macho is also used to refer to male animals regardless of grammatical gender.^[1]

References

1. ↑ http://lema.rae.es/dpd/srv/search?id=Tr5x8MFOuD6DVTlDBg

Noun

macho m ‎(plural machos)

1. male

Antonyms

• hembra

Related terms

• masculino

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Two alternative theories are:

• From Latin marculus ‎(“hammer”), a diminutive of marcus, itself related to the base of malleus.
• Variant of mazo ‎(“club”).

Noun

macho m ‎(plural machos)

1. sledgehammer
2. anvil

Verb

macho

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of machar.

Swahili

Noun

macho

1. plural of jicho