macabeo
Spanish, noun/makaˈbeo/
macabeo is spelled M-A-C-A-B-E-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 72,568th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Macabeo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “one who is henpecked or whipped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hombre sumiso a su pareja, o más raramente a otro miembro femenino de su familia”.
What does macabeo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
henpecked, whipped
noun
- 1
masculineone who is henpecked or whipped
adjective
- 1
of, from or relating to the city of Macas, capital of the province of Morona Santiago, Ecuador
noun
- 1
masculinenative or inhabitant of the city of Macas, capital of the province of Morona Santiago, Ecuador (usually male)
adjective
- 1
Maccabean
noun
- 1
masculineMaccabee
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio de o relativo a la familia de los Macabeos, un grupo de insurgentes judíos que dirigieron la revuelta contra el dominio helenístico de Judea y garantizaron la independencia de la región durante alrededor de un siglo.
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de la ciudad ecuatoriana de Macas.
noun: 1. Hombre sumiso a su pareja, o más raramente a otro miembro femenino de su familia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of macabeo
- macabea feminine
- macabeos masculine plural
- macabeas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macabeo?
- /makaˈbeo/
- [ma.kaˈβ̞e.o]
- [makaˈβ̞eo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to macabeo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is macabeo in Spanish?
macabeo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).