macho

nl-adj

macho (comparative meer macho, superlative meest macho)

meer macho (comparative)
meest macho (superlative)
macho (adverbial positive predicative)
meer macho (adverbial comparative predicative)
het meest macho (adverbial predicative superlative)
het meest machoe (adverbial predicative superlative)
macho (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
meer machoe (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
meest machoe (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
macho (indefinite neuter positive singular)
meer macho (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
meest machoe (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
macho (indefinite plural positive)
meer machoe (comparative indefinite plural)
meest machoe (indefinite plural superlative)
macho (definite positive)
meer machoe (comparative definite)
meest machoe (definite superlative)
macho's (partitive positive)
meer macho's (comparative partitive)


macho

macho culture

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.

1997, George Carlin, “SPORTS ROUNDUP”, in Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, page 56:

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.

2017 September 4, “End ‘macho’ Brexit posturing, Anna Soubry urges May”, 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.

2020 October 15, Francine Prose, “Trump's macho bravado is an embarrassment. Yet it puts us all in danger”, in The Guardian:

(informal) Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.

en-adj

macho (comparative more macho, superlative most macho)

more macho (comparative)
most macho (superlative)

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


macho

You can tell a macho, he has a funky walk / His western shirts and leather, always look so boss

1978, “Macho Man”, performed by Village People:

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

[…] about how the military is anti-gay and uses intimidation and peer pressure. How it promotes a sense of false macho and patriotism.

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:

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.

1981, Frank Rector, The Nazi Extermination of Homosexuals, page 33:

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.

1990 February 4, Laura Briggs, quoting Jackson Katz, “Men March Against Sexism During Superbowl”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 2:

Mugil cephalus
Mugil cephalus#Translingual

The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).


macho

fi-adj

macho (comparative machompi, superlative machoin)

machompi (comparative)
machoin (superlative)
macho (nominative singular)
machot (nominative plural)
macho (accusative nominative singular)
machot (accusative nominative plural)
machon (accusative genitive singular)
machot (accusative genitive plural)
machon (genitive singular)
machojen (genitive plural)
machoa (partitive singular)
machoja (partitive plural)
machossa (inessive singular)
machoissa (inessive plural)
machosta (elative singular)
machoista (elative plural)
machoon (illative singular)
machoihin (illative plural)
macholla (adessive singular)
machoilla (adessive plural)
macholta (ablative singular)
machoilta (ablative plural)
macholle (allative singular)
machoille (allative plural)
machona (essive singular)
machoina (essive plural)
machoksi (singular translative)
machoiksi (plural translative)
machotta (abessive singular)
machoitta (abessive plural)
machoin (instructive plural)
machoine (comitative plural)
machoni (nominative singular)
machoni (nominative plural)
machoni (accusative nominative singular)
machoni (accusative nominative plural)
machoni (accusative genitive singular)
machoni (accusative genitive plural)
machoni (genitive singular)
machojeni (genitive plural)
machoani (partitive singular)
machojani (partitive plural)
machossani (inessive singular)
machoissani (inessive plural)
machostani (elative singular)
machoistani (elative plural)
machooni (illative singular)
machoihini (illative plural)
machollani (adessive singular)
machoillani (adessive plural)
macholtani (ablative singular)
machoiltani (ablative plural)
macholleni (allative singular)
machoilleni (allative plural)
machonani (essive singular)
machoinani (essive plural)
machokseni (singular translative)
machoikseni (plural translative)
machottani (abessive singular)
machoittani (abessive plural)
machoineni (comitative plural)
machosi (nominative singular)
machosi (nominative plural)
machosi (accusative nominative singular)
machosi (accusative nominative plural)
machosi (accusative genitive singular)
machosi (accusative genitive plural)
machosi (genitive singular)
machojesi (genitive plural)
machoasi (partitive singular)
machojasi (partitive plural)
machossasi (inessive singular)
machoissasi (inessive plural)
machostasi (elative singular)
machoistasi (elative plural)
machoosi (illative singular)
machoihisi (illative plural)
machollasi (adessive singular)
machoillasi (adessive plural)
macholtasi (ablative singular)
machoiltasi (ablative plural)
machollesi (allative singular)
machoillesi (allative plural)
machonasi (essive singular)
machoinasi (essive plural)
machoksesi (singular translative)
machoiksesi (plural translative)
machottasi (abessive singular)
machoittasi (abessive plural)
machoinesi (comitative plural)
machomme (nominative singular)
machomme (nominative plural)
machomme (accusative nominative singular)
machomme (accusative nominative plural)
machomme (accusative genitive singular)
machomme (accusative genitive plural)
machomme (genitive singular)
machojemme (genitive plural)
machoamme (partitive singular)
machojamme (partitive plural)
machossamme (inessive singular)
machoissamme (inessive plural)
machostamme (elative singular)
machoistamme (elative plural)
machoomme (illative singular)
machoihimme (illative plural)
machollamme (adessive singular)
machoillamme (adessive plural)
macholtamme (ablative singular)
machoiltamme (ablative plural)
machollemme (allative singular)
machoillemme (allative plural)
machonamme (essive singular)
machoinamme (essive plural)
machoksemme (singular translative)
machoiksemme (plural translative)
machottamme (abessive singular)
machoittamme (abessive plural)
machoinemme (comitative plural)
machonne (nominative singular)
machonne (nominative plural)
machonne (accusative nominative singular)
machonne (accusative nominative plural)
machonne (accusative genitive singular)
machonne (accusative genitive plural)
machonne (genitive singular)
machojenne (genitive plural)
machoanne (partitive singular)
machojanne (partitive plural)
machossanne (inessive singular)
machoissanne (inessive plural)
machostanne (elative singular)
machoistanne (elative plural)
machoonne (illative singular)
machoihinne (illative plural)
machollanne (adessive singular)
machoillanne (adessive plural)
macholtanne (ablative singular)
machoiltanne (ablative plural)
machollenne (allative singular)
machoillenne (allative plural)
machonanne (essive singular)
machoinanne (essive plural)
machoksenne (singular translative)
machoiksenne (plural translative)
machottanne (abessive singular)
machoittanne (abessive plural)
machoinenne (comitative plural)
machonsa (nominative singular)
machonsa (nominative plural)
machonsa (accusative nominative singular)
machonsa (accusative nominative plural)
machonsa (accusative genitive singular)
machonsa (accusative genitive plural)
machonsa (genitive singular)
machojensa (genitive plural)
machoaan (partitive singular)
machoansa (partitive singular)
machojaan (partitive plural)
machojansa (partitive plural)
machossaan (inessive singular)
machossansa (inessive singular)
machoissaan (inessive plural)
machoissansa (inessive plural)
machostaan (elative singular)
machostansa (elative singular)
machoistaan (elative plural)
machoistansa (elative plural)
machoonsa (illative singular)
machoihinsa (illative plural)
machollaan (adessive singular)
machollansa (adessive singular)
machoillaan (adessive plural)
machoillansa (adessive plural)
macholtaan (ablative singular)
macholtansa (ablative singular)
machoiltaan (ablative plural)
machoiltansa (ablative plural)
macholleen (allative singular)
machollensa (allative singular)
machoilleen (allative plural)
machoillensa (allative plural)
machonaan (essive singular)
machonansa (essive singular)
machoinaan (essive plural)
machoinansa (essive plural)
machokseen (singular translative)
machoksensa (singular translative)
machoikseen (plural translative)
machoiksensa (plural translative)
machottaan (abessive singular)
machottansa (abessive singular)
machoittaan (abessive plural)
machoittansa (abessive plural)
machoineen (comitative plural)
machoinensa (comitative plural)


macho

macho (nominative singular)
machot (nominative plural)
macho (accusative nominative singular)
machot (accusative nominative plural)
machon (accusative genitive singular)
machot (accusative genitive plural)
machon (genitive singular)
machojen (genitive plural)
machoa (partitive singular)
machoja (partitive plural)
machossa (inessive singular)
machoissa (inessive plural)
machosta (elative singular)
machoista (elative plural)
machoon (illative singular)
machoihin (illative plural)
macholla (adessive singular)
machoilla (adessive plural)
macholta (ablative singular)
machoilta (ablative plural)
macholle (allative singular)
machoille (allative plural)
machona (essive singular)
machoina (essive plural)
machoksi (singular translative)
machoiksi (plural translative)
machotta (abessive singular)
machoitta (abessive plural)
machoin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
machoni (nominative singular)
machoni (nominative plural)
machoni (accusative nominative singular)
machoni (accusative nominative plural)
machoni (accusative genitive singular)
machoni (accusative genitive plural)
machoni (genitive singular)
machojeni (genitive plural)
machoani (partitive singular)
machojani (partitive plural)
machossani (inessive singular)
machoissani (inessive plural)
machostani (elative singular)
machoistani (elative plural)
machooni (illative singular)
machoihini (illative plural)
machollani (adessive singular)
machoillani (adessive plural)
macholtani (ablative singular)
machoiltani (ablative plural)
macholleni (allative singular)
machoilleni (allative plural)
machonani (essive singular)
machoinani (essive plural)
machokseni (singular translative)
machoikseni (plural translative)
machottani (abessive singular)
machoittani (abessive plural)
machoineni (comitative plural)
machosi (nominative singular)
machosi (nominative plural)
machosi (accusative nominative singular)
machosi (accusative nominative plural)
machosi (accusative genitive singular)
machosi (accusative genitive plural)
machosi (genitive singular)
machojesi (genitive plural)
machoasi (partitive singular)
machojasi (partitive plural)
machossasi (inessive singular)
machoissasi (inessive plural)
machostasi (elative singular)
machoistasi (elative plural)
machoosi (illative singular)
machoihisi (illative plural)
machollasi (adessive singular)
machoillasi (adessive plural)
macholtasi (ablative singular)
machoiltasi (ablative plural)
machollesi (allative singular)
machoillesi (allative plural)
machonasi (essive singular)
machoinasi (essive plural)
machoksesi (singular translative)
machoiksesi (plural translative)
machottasi (abessive singular)
machoittasi (abessive plural)
machoinesi (comitative plural)
machomme (nominative singular)
machomme (nominative plural)
machomme (accusative nominative singular)
machomme (accusative nominative plural)
machomme (accusative genitive singular)
machomme (accusative genitive plural)
machomme (genitive singular)
machojemme (genitive plural)
machoamme (partitive singular)
machojamme (partitive plural)
machossamme (inessive singular)
machoissamme (inessive plural)
machostamme (elative singular)
machoistamme (elative plural)
machoomme (illative singular)
machoihimme (illative plural)
machollamme (adessive singular)
machoillamme (adessive plural)
macholtamme (ablative singular)
machoiltamme (ablative plural)
machollemme (allative singular)
machoillemme (allative plural)
machonamme (essive singular)
machoinamme (essive plural)
machoksemme (singular translative)
machoiksemme (plural translative)
machottamme (abessive singular)
machoittamme (abessive plural)
machoinemme (comitative plural)
machonne (nominative singular)
machonne (nominative plural)
machonne (accusative nominative singular)
machonne (accusative nominative plural)
machonne (accusative genitive singular)
machonne (accusative genitive plural)
machonne (genitive singular)
machojenne (genitive plural)
machoanne (partitive singular)
machojanne (partitive plural)
machossanne (inessive singular)
machoissanne (inessive plural)
machostanne (elative singular)
machoistanne (elative plural)
machoonne (illative singular)
machoihinne (illative plural)
machollanne (adessive singular)
machoillanne (adessive plural)
macholtanne (ablative singular)
machoiltanne (ablative plural)
machollenne (allative singular)
machoillenne (allative plural)
machonanne (essive singular)
machoinanne (essive plural)
machoksenne (singular translative)
machoiksenne (plural translative)
machottanne (abessive singular)
machoittanne (abessive plural)
machoinenne (comitative plural)
machonsa (nominative singular)
machonsa (nominative plural)
machonsa (accusative nominative singular)
machonsa (accusative nominative plural)
machonsa (accusative genitive singular)
machonsa (accusative genitive plural)
machonsa (genitive singular)
machojensa (genitive plural)
machoaan (partitive singular)
machoansa (partitive singular)
machojaan (partitive plural)
machojansa (partitive plural)
machossaan (inessive singular)
machossansa (inessive singular)
machoissaan (inessive plural)
machoissansa (inessive plural)
machostaan (elative singular)
machostansa (elative singular)
machoistaan (elative plural)
machoistansa (elative plural)
machoonsa (illative singular)
machoihinsa (illative plural)
machollaan (adessive singular)
machollansa (adessive singular)
machoillaan (adessive plural)
machoillansa (adessive plural)
macholtaan (ablative singular)
macholtansa (ablative singular)
machoiltaan (ablative plural)
machoiltansa (ablative plural)
macholleen (allative singular)
machollensa (allative singular)
machoilleen (allative plural)
machoillensa (allative plural)
machonaan (essive singular)
machonansa (essive singular)
machoinaan (essive plural)
machoinansa (essive plural)
machokseen (singular translative)
machoksensa (singular translative)
machoikseen (plural translative)
machoiksensa (plural translative)
machottaan (abessive singular)
machottansa (abessive singular)
machoittaan (abessive plural)
machoittansa (abessive plural)
machoineen (comitative plural)
machoinensa (comitative plural)


macho

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

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


macho

Attested from the 13th century. From Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus (“male”). Cognate with Spanish macho and Portuguese macho.


macho

Item mãdo ao moeſteyro de Santiago d Ermelo o meu quinõ das egóás que eu auya cũ Johan Martinz, o ffrade [...] os fillos que ſon machos que os vendan ſe quiſeren vender τ aſ egoas que fiquen cũ ſuas fillas femeas
Item, I bequeath my share of the mares that I have together with Xoán Martís, the friar, to the monastery of Santiago de Ermelo … the sons which are males shall be sold if they [the monks] wanted to, and the mares shall remain with their female daughters

1299, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia (ed.), História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI (com referência á situação do galego moderno). Coimbra: I.N.I.C., page 211

Endemal! non falás rouco,
mais eu à tanto desfacho,
(como dixo ô ôutro) a macho
que hè lerdo, arrieiro louco.
Por moito que eu malle, hè pouco;
que a quen do principio aò cabo,
sin fazer caso do crabo,
tàs peras tira meu frade,
conven (xiquera à semade)
que lle zorreguen ô rabo.

c. 1771, anonymous, Rosario Álvarez, Ernesto González, editors, Décima xiringatoria:

Alas! you don't speak rough,
but I, to such impertinence,
as they say, to dumb mule,
mad muleteer.
No matter how much I strike, is not enough;
because to whom, beginning to end,
not paying attention to the nail,
your pears drop, my friar,
it is advisable (at least summarily)
that they whip their tail


macho

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], probably from Latin marculus (“hammer”), a diminutive of marcus.


macho

Borrowed from Spanish macho. Doublet of maschio.


macho

Os pássaros machos tendem a ser mais coloridos.

male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes)

male (of instruments or tools: designed to fit into or penetrate a “female” counterpart)

pt-adj

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

macha (feminine)
machos (masculine plural)
machas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese macho, from Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus (“male”), from mās (“male, man”), -culus (diminutive suffix). Doublet of másculo.


macho

(informal) man (especially in relationship-related contexts)

Kabuverdianu: matchu


macho

macho (plural)
macho (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
machoul (accusative definite nominative singular)
machoi (accusative definite nominative plural)
macho (indefinite singular)
machoului (definite singular)
macholor (definite plural)
machoule (singular vocative)
macholor (vocative)

Borrowed from Spanish macho or French macho.


macho

→ Cebuano: matso

→ Dutch: macho

→ English: macho

→ Japanese: マッチョ (matcho)

→ Swedish: macho

→ Tagalog: matso

Inherited from Old Spanish maslo, itself from Vulgar Latin māsclus, contracted form of Latin māsculus (“male”). Doublet of másculo.


macho

es-noun

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

machos (plural)
macha (feminine)
machas (feminine plural)


macho

Two alternative theories are:
* From Latin marculus (“hammer”), itself related to the base of malleus.
* Variant of mazo (“club”).


macho

first-person singular present indicative of machar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


macho

head

macho (comparative mer macho, superlative mest macho)

mer macho (comparative)
mest macho (superlative)


macho

macho (indefinite nominative singular)
machos (genitive indefinite singular)
machon (definite nominative singular)
machons (definite genitive singular)
machos (indefinite nominative plural)
machos (genitive indefinite plural)
machosarna (definite nominative plural)
machosarnas (definite genitive plural)