machismo

Meaning

1. (informal, uncountable, usually) An excessive masculine pride.
2. (uncountable, usually) exaggerated masculinity
3. (uncountable, usually) characteristic, behavior or particularity of Male; Macheza.
4. (uncountable, usually) male chauvinism, misogyny

Synonyms

male chauvinism

jingoism

macho

manhood

show off

valor

challenge

in-your-face

Translations

machisme

machismo

machismo

masclisme

maschilismo

machismo

αντιφεμινισμός

antifemminismo

sciovinismo

gallismo

masculismus

chauvinisme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɑːˈt͡ʃiz.moʊ/

Etymology

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