ma·cho (mä'chō) adj. Characterized or motivated by machismo: "He was a mindless activist, a war lover, who found macho relish in danger and felt driven to prove manhood by confrontation"(Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.) n.
pl.ma·chos
Machismo.
A person characterized by or exhibiting machismo.
[Spanish, male, from Latin masculus; see masculine.] ma'cho·ism n.