machismo

m.

male chauvinism, machismo.

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machismo

► nombre masculino

1 male chauvinism

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SM

1) pey male chauvinism, machismo

2) [de hombre] (=orgullo) male pride, maleness; (=virilidad) virility, masculinity

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masculino

a) (actitud, ideología) sexism, male chauvinism

b) (cualidad) masculinity, virility

•• Cultural note:

machismo

A concept deeply rooted in the Spanish-speaking world. It has its origin in a sense of honor, felt to depend on a man's own actions and those of his close family, particularly its female members. Machismo is present in the home, where even working women usually do most of the housework, and extends to the workplace. It can affect the legal status of women. In Spain legal reforms since the 1970s have contributed to undermining machismo

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masculino

a) (actitud, ideología) sexism, male chauvinism

b) (cualidad) masculinity, virility

•• Cultural note:

machismo

A concept deeply rooted in the Spanish-speaking world. It has its origin in a sense of honor, felt to depend on a man's own actions and those of his close family, particularly its female members. Machismo is present in the home, where even working women usually do most of the housework, and extends to the workplace. It can affect the legal status of women. In Spain legal reforms since the 1970s have contributed to undermining machismo

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machismo

masculine

machismo (↑ machismo a1)

1 (actitud, ideología) sexism, male chauvinism

2 (cualidad) masculinity, virility

CULTURAL NOTE

machismo

A concept deeply rooted in the Spanish-speaking world. It has its origin in a sense of honor, felt to depend on a man's own actions and those of his close family, particularly its female members.

Machismo is present in the home, where even working women usually do most of the housework, and extends to the workplace. It can affect the legal status of women. In Spain legal reforms since the 1970s have contributed to undermining machismo.

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machismo sustantivo masculino (actitud, ideología) sexism, male chauvinism
machismo sustantivo masculino male chauvinism
'machismo' also found in these entries:
English:
chauvinism

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machismo nm

male chauvinism, machismo

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machismo

m male chauvinism, machismo

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machismo nm

1) : machismo

2) : male chauvinism