machismo

English

Etymology

First attested 1940, from American Spanish machismo, from Spanish macho (“male”), + suffix -ismo (“-ism”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /mɑːˈtʃiz.moʊ/, /məˈtʃiz.moʊ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /məˈkɪz.məʊ/ (due to a mistaken idea that it comes from Italian)
  • Rhymes: -ɪzməʊ

Noun

machismo (usually uncountable, plural machismos)

  1. exaggerated masculinity
    • Germaine Greer
      The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

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Galician

Etymology

macho (“male”) +‎ -ismo

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -izmo

Noun

machismo m (plural machismos)

  1. machismo

Italian

Noun

machismo m (plural machismi)

  1. machismo

Portuguese

Noun

machismo m (plural machismos)

  1. male chauvinism, bigotry against women
  2. machismo

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Spanish

Etymology

macho (“male”) +‎ -ismo

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -izmo

Noun

machismo m (plural machismos)

  1. sexism, misogyny, male chauvinism

Antonyms
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