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machismo.

male chauvinism, bigotry against women

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈʃiz.mu/Brazil/maˈʃiʒ.mu/Rio-de-Janeiro/maˈʃiʒ.mu/Portugal/matˈʃiʒ.mu/Northern, Portugal

  1. male chauvinism, bigotry against women

    masculine

  2. sexism

    broadly · masculine

  3. machismo

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin mās Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin masculus Vulgar Latin masclus Old Galician-Portuguese macho Portuguese macho Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismuslbor. Portuguese -ismo Portuguese machismo From macho (“male”) + -ismo.

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