machismo

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[edit] Etymology

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

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[edit] Noun

machismo (uncountable)

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

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exaggerated masculinity

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[edit] Noun

machismo m. (plural machismi)

  1. machismo

[edit] Spanish

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machismo m. (plural machismos)

  1. machismo

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