macho

See also: MACHO, Macho, machó, and maćho

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmæt͡ʃ.əʊ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.t͡ʃoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ætʃəʊ, -ɑːtʃəʊ

Adjective

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, 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:

     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:

     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.

Translations

manly, tough

Dutch: macho (nl) m Finnish: macho (fi), miehevä (fi) French: macho (fr) m Georgian: მაჩოური (mačouri) German: machomäßig Hebrew: גְּבַרְתָּן (he) m (gvartán) Hungarian: macsó (hu), macsós, férfias (hu) Italian: macho (it) Japanese: マッチョ (matcho) Spanish: macho (es) Swedish: macho (sv) Turkish: maço (tr)

Noun

macho (plural machos)

1. A macho person; a man who is masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.

   Synonyms: macho man, jock; 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

Derived terms

• antimacho
• hypermacho
• macho dancer
• machodom
• machoflops
• machohood
• macho-ish
• machoism
• machoistic
• machoistically
• macho man
• machoness
• machosexual
• macho up
• nonmacho
• supermacho
• ultramacho
• unmacho

Translations

macho person — see also macho man,‎ he-man

Chinese: Mandarin: 男子漢 / 男子汉 (zh) (nánzǐhàn), 大男人 (dànánrén) Czech: macho Finnish: macho (fi), machomies (fi) French: macho (fr) m Georgian: მაჩო (mačo) German: Macho (de) m, Macker (de) m Italian: macho (it) m Japanese: マッチョ (matcho), たくましい男 (takumashii otoko) Polish: macho (pl) m Portuguese: macho (pt) m Russian: мужи́к (ru) m (mužík), саме́ц (ru) m (saméc), ма́чо (ru) m (máčo), настоя́щий мужчи́на m (nastojáščij mužčína), круто́й па́рень m (krutój párenʹ) Spanish: macho (es) m Swedish: macho (sv) c Turkish: maço (tr), dayı (tr) (slang)

the striped mullet of California

male llama

German: Lamahengst m Swedish: lamahingst c Volapük: hilamad

Related terms

• machismo

See also

• masculinist

Anagrams

• mocha, Mocha, Choma

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish macho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.tʃoː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ma‧cho

Adjective

macho (comparative meer macho, superlative meest macho)

1. macho (pertaining to machismo)

Declension

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	—

Derived terms

• machoman

Noun

macho m (plural macho's, no diminutive)

1. a macho male

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish macho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtʃo/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ʃo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑtʃo

Adjective

macho (comparative machompi, superlative machoin)

1. 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
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

macho

1. 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
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

Derived terms

• machoilla

compounds

• machomies

Further reading

• “macho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Etymology

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

• c. 1952
• c. 1962

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat.ʃo/

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

macho m (plural machos)

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

   Synonym: machiste

Derived terms

• machisme
• machiste

Further reading

• “macho”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• chôma