Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A macho person; a man who is masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. · A very masculine man. · Machismo · The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryMasculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.
Borrowed from Spanish macho (“male”), from Latin masculus. Doublet of male.
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