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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 masculinity
Familiarity information: MACHISMO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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