English

Noun

machismo ‎(usually uncountable, plural machismos)

1. exaggerated masculinity
   • Germaine Greer

     The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

Synonyms

• machoism

Coordinate terms

• femismo (rare)

Related terms

• macho
• machoism
• machoistic
• machoistically

Translations

See also

• braggadocio
• marianismo
• testeria

Galician

Etymology

Galician macho ‎(“male”) + suffix -ismo.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -izmo

Noun

machismo m ‎(plural machismos)

1. machismo

Related terms

• machista
• macho

Italian

Noun

machismo m ‎(plural machismi)

1. machismo

Portuguese

Noun

machismo m (plural machismos)

1. male chauvinism, bigotry against women

Antonyms

• femismo

Related terms

• macho

Spanish

Etymology

Spanish macho ‎(“male”) + suffix -ismo ‎(“-ism”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -izmo

Noun

machismo m ‎(plural machismos)

1. male chauvinism
2. machismo

Antonyms

• hembrismo

Related terms

• machista
• macho