Definitions for Machos

Machos ma·cho

Spelling: [mah-choh]
IPA: /ˈmɑ tʃoʊ/

Machos is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 129 anagrams from letters in Machos (achmos).

Definitions for Machos

noun

  1. Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
  2. an assertively virile, dominating, or domineering male.

adjective

  1. having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way.
  2. having a strong or exaggerated sense of power or the right to dominate.

Origin of Machos

1925-30, Americanism Spanish: literally, male Latin masculus; see masculine

Examples for Machos

The “ringleaders” were Gilberto “macho” Rivera, 25, of Oakdale, and Felix Cruz, 29, of Brooklyn.

He then re-fastened his macho, adding for additional security a piece of whipcord, which he said rendered escape impossible.

It seemed that I, a staunch feminist, had found myself in the epicenter of macho culture.

The​y ​instill a macho culture right from the start of childhood.

Many of my favorite survivors in fiction show that it may not be the most muscled, macho or mighty people who pull through.

He then refastened his macho, adding for additional security a piece of whipcord, which he said rendered escape impossible.

"Peter has that combination of macho and sensitivity that's just right for the part," he says.

Oh sure, the Super Bowl and all its macho imitators are commemorations of some repulsive male urge best ignored.

And Pratt is at once macho, charming, and droll; a Han Solo for the Facebook generation.

Ironically, the old religious view made room for a not particularly pious variety of macho “justice”-seeking.

Word Value for Machos
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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