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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmachismo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maˈtʃiz.mo
"El machismo es una actitud que debemos erradicar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strong or aggressive sense of masculine pride; an exaggerated or hyper-masculine attitude.
"His refusal to ask for help was rooted in old-fashioned machismo." - 2
Qualities considered traditional, dominant, or stereotypical of men, particularly involving physical strength and emotional stoicism.
"The action movie was full of unbridled machismo and explosions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Spanish and Portuguese word 'macho' (male), carrying the augmentative suffix '-ismo'. It entered English in the mid-20th century from Latin American contexts to describe strong or aggressive masculine pride and dominance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Machismo" is said worldwide
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machisme
Transliteration: ma.ʃism
"Il rejette toute forme de machisme dans l'entreprise."
Machismo
Transliteration: maˈtʃɪsmo
"Übertriebener Machismo ist in einer modernen Gesellschaft fehl am Platz."
machismo
Transliteration: maˈkiz.mo
"Quel comportamento rifletteva un chiaro senso di machismo."
machismo
Transliteration: maˈtʃiz.mo
"El machismo es una actitud que debemos erradicar."
machismo
Transliteration: maˈʃiz.mu
"O machismo estrutural ainda afeta muitas mulheres na sociedade."
पुरुषवादी अहंकार
Transliteration: purushvadi ahankar
"समाज में पुरुषवादी अहंकार को खत्म करना जरूरी है।"
大男子主义
Transliteration: dà nán zǐ zhǔ yì
"现代社会不应该再容忍大男子主义。"
마치모
Transliteration: machimo
"그의 행동에는 불필요한 마치모가 가득했다."
マキズモ
Transliteration: makizumo
"彼の発言には古いマキズモが残っていた。"
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