Definitions for machismomɑˈtʃiz moʊ, -ˈtʃɪz-, mə-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ma•chis•momɑˈtʃiz moʊ, -ˈtʃɪz-, mə-(n.)
an exaggerated sense of manliness.
Category: Common Vocabulary
an exaggerated sense of power:
national machismo.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of machismo:
1945–50, Amer.; < Sp
Princeton's WordNet
machismo(noun)
exaggerated masculinity
Wiktionary
machismo(Noun)
exaggerated masculinity
Origin: First attested 1940, from American machismo, from macho, + suffix -ismo.
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