esquerdomacho
Portuguese, noun/isˌkeʁ.duˈma.ʃu/
esquerdomacho is spelled E-S-Q-U-E-R-D-O-M-A-C-H-O (13 letters). Esquerdomacho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “brocialist, brogressive (a man with left-wing political discourse and progressive ideas who, in practice, reproduces sexist attitudes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homem que se diz feminista, mas que mantém opiniões e atitudes consideradas machistas”.
What does esquerdomacho mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatorymasculineslangbrocialist, brogressive (a man with left-wing political discourse and progressive ideas who, in practice, reproduces sexist attitudes)
- 2
Brazilderogatorymasculineslangmatcha male, performative male (a who fakes feminist or otherwise leftist political opinions in order to attract women)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. homem que se diz feminista, mas que mantém opiniões e atitudes consideradas machistas 2. homem infiltrado em movimentos feministas com o objetivo único de conhecer e ter relações sexuais com mulheres
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of esquerdomacho
- esquerdomachos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esquerdomacho?
- Brazil /isˌkeʁ.duˈma.ʃu/
- Brazil [isˌkeɦ.duˈma.ʃu]
- Brazil /esˌkeʁ.duˈma.ʃu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.