noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US:/mɑːˈt͡ʃiz.moʊ/
US:/məˈt͡ʃiz.moʊ/
UK:/mæˈt͡ʃɪz.məʊ/
UK:/məˈkɪz.məʊ/
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rhymes with -ɪzməʊ
CMU ARPABET:M AH0 CH IH1 Z M OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:M AH0 K IH1 Z M OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An excessive masculine pride, exaggerated masculinity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Male chauvinism, misogyny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: Latin American
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
exaggerated masculinity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: masculinity
History
Etymology
First attested 1940, from American Spanish machismo, from Spanish macho (“male”), + suffix -ismo (“-ism”).
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
matxismo
— exaggerated masculinity
Catalan:
masclisme
— exaggerated masculinity
Chinese Mandarin:
大男子主義 /大男子主义
(dànánzǐzhǔyì)
— exaggerated masculinity