Link Centre Dictionary

macho

UK/ˈmæt͡ʃ.əʊ/ US/ˈmɑ.t͡ʃoʊ/ fairly common informal

adjective

1.

used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

Synonyms
Similar

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish macho (“male”), from Latin masculus. Doublet of male.

Phrases

  • macho dancer
  • macho man
  • macho up

Related words

Word family

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.