What do you think of (MACHISMO)?

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Machismo is a noun of Spanish origin, and refers to a prominently exhibited or excessive masculinity. The word machismo—and its derivatives machista and macho, "he who espouses machismo"—comes from the Spanish word macho, meaning "male" or "manly". (The word macho literally translates as "male", but is applied primarily to animals in this sense.) In Spanish macho can sometimes mean "courageous" or "valorous", although machista rarely has such positive connotations.

teena9 · Accepted Answer

I think macho and machismo pretty much only have negative connotations nowadays.

gaby · Answer

i think machismo is stupid because most of the time guys will be just that ..machista and it is not a good thing in my eyes i had a boyfriend like that and it just did noto work soo we broke up he thought i could not do the same things as guys because i was a girl (ex. i couldnt curse, work,...etc.)

Anonymous · Answer

So what do I think of the spanish word for macho?  Nothing.  =)

I'm a quarter Puerto Rican.  Doesn't really mean much to me. "Oh look at heem he's so machismo!"  He's probably gay.  >,> No offence to the bodybuilders.

Anonymous · Answer

Machisimo gives Latino men a bad name. It's dying down a little bit in Latin America but it still is the norm in so places.

Anonymous · Answer

I THINK MACHISMO IS BAD

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What do you think of (MACHISMO)?

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