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ma·cho (mä′c̸hō)

noun pl. machos -·chos (-c̸hōz, -c̸hōs)

  1. an overly assertive, virile, and domineering man
  2. machismo

Etymology: Sp < Port, ult. < L masculus, masculine

adjective

exhibiting or characterized by machismo; overly aggressive, virile, domineering, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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