machismo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /mɑːˈtʃiz.moʊ/, /məˈtʃiz.moʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈkɪz.məʊ/ (due to a mistaken idea that it comes from Italian)
• Rhymes: -ɪzməʊ

Noun

machismo (usually uncountable, plural machismos)

1. exaggerated masculinity
   • Germaine Greer

     The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

See also

• braggadocio
• marianismo
• testeria

Anagrams

• machoism

Etymology

macho (“male”) +‎ -ismo

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -izmo

Noun

machismo m (plural machismos)

1. machismo

Noun

machismo m (plural machismi)

1. machismo

Noun

machismo m (plural machismos)

1. male chauvinism, bigotry against women
2. machismo

Antonyms

• femismo

Etymology

macho (“male”) +‎ -ismo

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -izmo

Noun

machismo m (plural machismos)

1. sexism, misogyny, male chauvinism

Antonyms

• hembrismo