English word macho comes from Latin marem, Latin mactus (Glorified, worshiped, honored, adored.), Latin marcus (Large hammer.), Portuguese marcus
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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marem | Latin (lat) | |
mactus | Latin (lat) | Glorified, worshiped, honored, adored. |
marcus | Latin (lat) | Large hammer. |
marcus | Portuguese (pt) | |
masculus | Latin (lat) | (substantive) A man, male.. Male, masculine. |
macto | Latin (lat) | I offer, sacrifice, immolate.. I punish, trouble.. I reward, honor.. I slaughter, kill. |
masclus | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
mattea | Latin (lat) | |
marculus | Latin (lat) | Small hammer, (ante-classical, post-Augustan) hammer. |
macho | Spanish (es) | Anvil. Sledgehammer Male Male. Strong, brave. |
macho | English (en) | (informal) tending to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily and histrionically tough A macho person; a person who tends to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, and bravado.. A male llama.. The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus). |