machismo

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /mɑːˈtʃiz.moʊ/, /məˈtʃiz.moʊ/
• (UK) IPA: /məˈkɪz.məʊ/, X-SAMPA: /m@"kIz.m@U/
• Rhymes: -ɪzməʊ

Noun

machismo (uncountable)

1. exaggerated masculinity
   • Germaine Greer:

     The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

Synonyms

• machoism

Related terms

• macho
• machoism

Translations

exaggerated masculinity

• Catalan: masclisme (ca)
• French: machisme (fr) m
• German: Maschismo (de) m
• Italian: machismo (it)

• Portuguese: machismo (pt) m
• Russian: мачизм (ru) (mačízm) m 
• Spanish: machismo (es) m

See also

• braggadocio
• testeria

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Italian

Noun

machismo m (plural machismi)

1. machismo

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Spanish

Noun

machismo m (plural machismos)

1. machismo

Related terms

• machista
• macho