macho
pronunciation
How to pronounce macho in British English:
UK [ˈmætʃəʊ]
How to pronounce macho in American English:
US [ˈmɑtʃoʊ]
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- Adjective:
- used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
Word Origin
- macho
- macho: see male
- macho
- 1928 (n.) "tough guy," from Spanish macho "male animal," noun use of adjective meaning "masculine, virile," from Latin masculus (see masculine). As an adjective, first attested in English 1959.
Example
- 1. Because he 's not some overpowering , macho guy .
- 2. Helping women with simple tasks makes them feel macho and noble .
- 3. He 's too macho to ever admit he was wrong .
- 4. The large posters outside the cinema hall announce other obscure films starring macho men from the hindi hinterlands of north india .
- 5. Many macho consultants mocked the exercise at first-surely only wimps switch off their smartphones ?