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machismos

machismos is the plural of machismo.

Meaning of machismo

Noun

machismo (usually uncountable, plural machismos)

  1. (informal, usually) An excessive masculine pride, exaggerated masculinity.
    • The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.1971 September, Germaine Greer, “My Mailer Problem”, in Esquire
  2. (usually, Latin American) Male chauvinism, misogyny.
    • PSP [Puerto Rican Socialist Party] spokesperson Victor Lopez-Tosado told GCN: "[…] The party is mainly organized in a Latin American country where oppression, as a result of machismo, etc., to homosexuals is very common."1979 April 7, Rebecca Chase, “PSP Supports Gay Rights”, in Gay Community News, page 1

Questions about machismos

What is machismos the plural of?
Machismos is the plural of machismo.

Words near machismos in the dictionary

  1. machiolate
  2. machiolated
  3. machis
  4. Machism
  5. machismo
  6. machismos
  7. Machist
  8. Machists
  9. Machlin
  10. machloket
  11. machlokot

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