MACHISMO

Machismo

Machismo, or machoism, is a word derived from Spanish and Portuguese, where it has the meaning of a belief in the supremacy of men over women. However, in English the word means instead the sense of being macho or manly.

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machismo

Noun

  1. exaggerated masculinity


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