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machismo

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ma⋅chis⋅mo

  [mah-cheez-moh, -chiz-, muh-]
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–noun
1. a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
2. a strong or exaggerated sense of power or the right to dominate: The military campaign was an exercise in national machismo.
Origin:
1945–50, Americanism < Sp see macho, -ism
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ma·chis·mo   (mä-chēz'mō)   
n.  

  1. A strong or exaggerated sense of masculinity stressing attributes such as physical courage, virility, domination of women, and aggressiveness.

  2. An exaggerated sense of strength or toughness: "People prefer raw-milk cheese for its subtlety and depth of flavor, not out of some kind of foodie machismo" (Corby Kummer).


[Spanish, from macho, male; see macho.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

machismo 
1940, from Amer.Sp. machismo, from Sp. macho "male" (see macho) + ismo "-ism."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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