Machismo

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /mɑːˈtʃiz.moÊŠ/, /məˈtʃiz.moÊŠ/
• UK IPA: /məˈkɪz.məʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪzməʊ

Origin

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

Full definition of machismo

Noun

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

Synonyms

• machoism

Coordinate terms

• femismo rare

Related terms

• macho
• machoism