macho
Portuguese, noun/ˈma.ʃu/
macho is spelled M-A-C-H-O (5 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,076th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Macho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “male” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “animal biologicamente do sexo masculino”.
What does macho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes)
Os pássaros machos tendem a ser mais coloridos.
- 2
macho; manly
- 3
male (of instruments or tools: designed to fit into or penetrate a “female” counterpart)
noun
- 1
masculinemale
- 2
masculinemacho; manly man
- 3
informalmasculineman (especially in relationship-related contexts)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. pertencente ao gênero masculino 2. que tem características masculinas, másculo 3. vigoroso, rijo 4. irritado, enraivecido
noun: 1. animal biologicamente do sexo masculino 2. peça que entra ou encaixa noutra chamada fêmea 3. molde utilizado para o fabrico de sinos, ou peças ocas
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 macho
- macha feminine
- machos masculine plural
- machas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macho?
- Brazil /ˈma.ʃu/
- Portugal /ˈma.ʃu/
- Portugal /ˈmat.ʃu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to macho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is macho in Portuguese?
macho appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).