macho
IPA: mˈɑtʃoʊ
noun
- A macho person; a man who is masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.
- The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).
- A male llama.
- Initialism of massive astrophysical compact halo object.
adjective
- (informal) Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.
Examples of "macho" in Sentences
- My understanding of the meaning of the Spanish word macho in México is that it is generally a demeaning term, probably very close to the meaning of the word “chauvinist” in English.