MACHO

MA·CHO  (mäch)

n. pl. MA·CHOs

Any of various massive dark objects, such as a brown dwarf star or large planet, in the outermost regions of a galaxy, that may explain the observed anomalous rotation of most galaxies.

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[m(assive) a(strophysical) c(ompact) h(alo) o(bject).]

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ma·cho  (mäch)

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

1. Machismo.

2. A person characterized by or exhibiting machismo.

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[Spanish, male, from Latin masculus; see masculine.]

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macho·ism n.

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macho [ˈmætʃəʊ]

adj

denoting or exhibiting pride in characteristics believed to be typically masculine, such as physical strength, sexual appetite, etc.

n pl machos

a man who displays such characteristics

[from Spanish: male; see machismo]

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MACHO  (mäch)

Short for massive astrophysical compact halo object.Any of various massive dark objects, such as a brown dwarf star, black hole, or large planet, found in a galactic halo. MACHOs are thought to make up at least a part of the dark matter that apparently pervades much of the universe.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	macho - a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
Adj.	1.	macho - used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner butch masculine - associated with men and not with women

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macho

adjective manly, masculine, butch (slang), chauvinist, virile, he-man displays of macho bravado

Translations

macho [ˈmætʃəʊ]

A. ADJ → muy de macho, muy masculino
a macho man → un tipo muy macho, un macho

B. N → macho m

macho [ˈmætʃəʊ] adj [man, image] → macho inv

macho

adj → macho pred, → Macho-; management → machomäßig; macho image → Macho-Image nt; a macho type → ein Macho-Typ m; a macho man → ein Macho m

n → Macho m

macho [ˈmætʃəʊ] adj → (da) macho inv

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macho [ˈmætʃəʊ] adj → (da) macho inv