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macho.

male

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmat͡ʃo/[ˈma.t͡ʃo]
  1. male

    masculine
  2. strong, brave

  3. blond, blonde

    Costa-Rica
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish maslo, itself from Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus (“male”). Doublet of másculo.

noun/ˈmat͡ʃo/[ˈma.t͡ʃo]
  1. male

    masculine
  2. dude

    Spain · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish maslo, itself from Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus (“male”). Doublet of másculo.

noun/ˈmat͡ʃo/[ˈma.t͡ʃo]
  1. person with blond hair

    Costa-Rica · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish maslo, itself from Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus (“male”). Doublet of másculo.

noun/ˈmat͡ʃo/[ˈma.t͡ʃo]
  1. sledgehammer

    masculine
  2. anvil

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Two alternative theories are: * From Latin marculus (“hammer”), itself related to the base of malleus. * Variant of mazo (“club”).

verb/ˈmat͡ʃo/[ˈma.t͡ʃo]
  1. first-person singular present indicative of machar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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