adj
Meaning 1
Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- macho culture
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
macho
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈmæt͡ʃ.əʊ/
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US: /ˈmɑ.t͡ʃoʊ/
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rhymes with -ætʃəʊ
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rhymes with -ɑːtʃəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: M AA1 CH OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A macho person; a man who is masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: macho man, jock, Chad, hombre, he-man, macho, man among men, manimal
Antonyms: bading, big girl's blouse, cockney, cot-quean, cupcake, dudelet, fakaleiti, fairy, femboy, gentleman, ginch, girl's blouse, girlyman, janegirl, jessie, nancy, nancyboy, nancy pants, pansy, Percy, poof, poofter, posy sniffer, pretty boy, puss-gentleman, quiche-eater, sissy, softling, soy boy, swish, twink, zenana
noun
Meaning 3
A very masculine man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hypermasculine, Chad, hombre, he-man, macho, jock, macho man, man among men, manimal
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Machismo
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
A male llama.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
Initialism of massive astrophysical compact halo object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: butch
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: male, male person
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish macho (“male”), from Latin masculus. Doublet of male.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: macho — manly, tough
- Finnish: macho — manly, tough
- Finnish: miehevä — manly, tough
- French: macho — manly, tough
- Georgian: მაჩოური (mačouri) — manly, tough
- German: machomäßig — manly, tough
- Hebrew: גְּבַרְתָּן (gvartán) — manly, tough
- Hungarian: macsó — manly, tough
- Hungarian: macsós — manly, tough
- Hungarian: férfias — manly, tough
- Italian: macho — manly, tough
- Japanese: マッチョ (matcho) — manly, tough
- Spanish: macho — manly, tough
- Swedish: macho — manly, tough
- Turkish: maço — manly, tough
- Chinese Mandarin: 男子漢 /男子汉 (nánzǐhàn) — macho person
- Chinese Mandarin: 大男人 (dànánrén) — macho person
- Czech: macho — macho person
- Finnish: macho — macho person
- Finnish: machomies — macho person
- French: macho — macho person
- Georgian: მაჩო (mačo) — macho person
- German: Macho — macho person
- German: Macker — macho person
- Italian: macho — macho person
- Japanese: マッチョ (matcho) — macho person
- Japanese: たくましい男 (takumashii otoko) — macho person
- Polish: macho — macho person
- Portuguese: macho — macho person
- Russian: мужи́к (mužík) — macho person
- Russian: саме́ц (saméc) — macho person
- Russian: ма́чо (máčo) — macho person
- Russian: настоя́щий мужчи́на (nastojáščij mužčína) — macho person
- Russian: круто́й па́рень (krutój párenʹ) — macho person
- Spanish: macho — macho person
- Swedish: macho — macho person
- Turkish: maço — macho person
- Turkish: dayı — macho person
- German: Lamahengst — male llama
- Swedish: lamahingst — male llama
- Volapük: hilamad — male llama
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