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MA·CHO M0009300 (mä′chō)n. pl. MA·CHOs Any of various massive dark or very faint objects, including black holes, brown dwarf stars, or large planets, that may exist in galactic halos and make up at least part of the dark matter that is hypothesized to pervade the universe. [m(assive) a(strophysical) c(ompact) h(alo) o(bject).]
ma·cho M0009300 (mä′chō)adj. Characterized or motivated by machismo: "He was a mindless activist, a war lover, who found macho relish in danger and felt driven to prove manhood by confrontation" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).n. pl. ma·chos 1. Machismo.2. A person characterized by or exhibiting machismo. [Spanish, male, from Latin masculus; see masculine.] ma′cho·ism n.macho (ˈmætʃəʊ) adjdenoting or exhibiting pride in characteristics believed to be typically masculine, such as physical strength, sexual appetite, etcn, pl machosa man who displays such characteristics[C20: from Spanish: male; see machismo]ma•cho (ˈmɑ tʃoʊ) adj., n., pl. -chos. adj. 1. having or characterized by machismo. n. 2. machismo. 3. an assertively virile or domineering male. [1925–30, Amer.; < Sp: literally, male < Latin masculus] macho, machismo - Macho is from Mexican Spanish, meaning "male animal or plant" or "masculine, vigorous"—from Latin masculus, "male"; machismo (pronounced mah-CHEEZ-mo) is based on macho.See also related terms for vigor.machoA Mexican Spanish word meaning male, used to describe a person or thing that shows exaggerated maleness.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | macho - a male exhibiting or characterized by machismomale person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies | Adj. | 1. | macho - used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or mannerbutchmasculine - associated with men and not with women |
machoadjective manly, masculine, butch (slang), chauvinist, virile, he-man displays of macho bravadomachoadjectiveOf, characteristic of, or befitting the male sex:male, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, masculine, virile.Translationsmacho
machoHaving or presenting an image or manner of masculine bravado and virility. It's no wonder there's so many mental health issues for men when we are expected to be macho all the time and repress any and all emotional vulnerability. For looking like such a macho car, it's got a pretty wimpy engine inside.macho (ˈmɑtʃo)1. mod. masculine; virile. (From Spanish. Used as a derogation by feminists.) Does the world really need one more macho man? 2. n. a masculine or virile male. He’s such a macho. He even chews tobacco. machoAlso macho man. Characterized by exaggerated masculine traits. The term comes from the Spanish macho for male, used as either adjective or noun, and was first recorded in English in the late 1920s. Both it and macho man, dating from the later 1900s, are often used in a derogatory way.MACHO
MACHO (ma -choh) Abbrev. for massive astrophysical compact halo object. See Galaxy.macho[′mä·chō] (astronomy) A massive object in the halo of the Milky Way Galaxy, detected by the effects of gravitational lensing; such objects are hypothesized to account for the dark matter in the universe. Derived from massive compact halo object. Macho Tropical medicine A clinical form of cutaneous leishmaniasis Vox populi adjective noun MaleMACHO
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MACHO➣Massive Compact Halo Object (astronomy) | MACHO➣Massive Astronomical Compact Halo Object | MACHO➣Mayo Clinic Health Oasis |
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Synonyms for machoadj manlySynonyms- manly
- masculine
- butch
- chauvinist
- virile
- he-man
Synonyms for machoadj of, characteristic of, or befitting the male sexSynonyms- male
- manful
- manlike
- manly
- mannish
- masculine
- virile
Synonyms for machonoun a male exhibiting or characterized by machismoRelated Wordsadj used of menSynonymsRelated Words |