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macho

/ˈmætʃəʊ/

noun

Meaning

  • A macho person; a person who tends to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, and bravado.

  • The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).

  • A male llama.

Synonyms

macho man

adjective

Meaning

  • Tending to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily and histrionically tough