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MACHISMO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does machismo mean? 

MACHISMO (noun)
  The noun MACHISMO has 1 sense:

1. exaggerated masculinityplay

  Familiarity information: MACHISMO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MACHISMO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Exaggerated masculinity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("machismo" is a kind of...):

masculinity (the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men)


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