overwordExplorer
PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

macho.

male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈma.ʃu/Brazil/ˈma.ʃu/Portugal/ˈmat.ʃu/Northern, Portugal

  1. male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes)

    Os pássaros machos tendem a ser mais coloridos.

  2. macho; manly

  3. male (of instruments or tools: designed to fit into or penetrate a “female” counterpart)

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 Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese macho, from Vulgar Latin masclus. Doublet of másculo.

noun/ˈma.ʃu/Brazil/ˈma.ʃu/Portugal/ˈmat.ʃu/Northern, Portugal

  1. male

    masculine

  2. macho; manly man

    masculine

  3. man (especially in relationship-related contexts)

    informal · 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 Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese macho, from Vulgar Latin masclus. Doublet of másculo.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

macho has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

macho studiomacho workshello, macho

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.