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Macho
macho
macho
English
Adjective
macho (comparative more macho, superlative most macho)
- (informal) tending to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily and histrionically tough
Translations
manly, tough
Noun
macho (plural machos)
- A macho person; a person who tends to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, and bravado.
- The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).
- A male llama.
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Translations
A macho person
The striped mullet of California
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Finnish
Adjective
macho (comparative machompi, superlative machoin)
Declension
Inflection of macho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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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 | |
instructive | — | machoin | |
abessive | machotta | machoitta | |
comitative | — | machoine |
Noun
macho
Declension
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 | |
instructive | — | machoin | |
abessive | machotta | machoitta | |
comitative | — | machoineen |
Compounds
French
Etymology
Noun
macho m (plural machos)
- One who is excessively or aggressively masculine or misogynistic; a chauvinist.
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Italian
Etymology
Adjective
macho (invariable)
Noun
macho m (invariable)
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
- male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes)
- macho; manly
- male (of instruments or tools: designed to fit into or penetrate a “female” counterpart)
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Noun
macho m (plural machos)
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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)
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]
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Noun
macho m (plural machos)
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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)
Verb
macho