Adjective: macho
Hyphenation:
| Singular m. | macho |
| Singular f. | macha |
| Plural m. | machos |
| Plural f. | machas |
Sample Sentences
-
Os pássaros machos tendem a ser mais coloridos. (Male birds tend to be more colorful.)
Adjectives inflected like macho
desamparado,
metafórico,
extintivo,
metafísico,
autotrófico,
saxónico,
saxônico,
eslávico,
bandeiroso,
inescrupuloso,
desavergonhado,
babilónio,
babilônio,
super-humano,
acidêmico,
sereno,
sestro,
severo,
celibatário,
seboso, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese macho, from Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus (“male”), from mās (“male, man”), -culus (diminutive suffix). Doublet of másculo. See: Latin Adjectives '
masculus'.
Verbs referencing "macho"
Galician Adjectives
macho.
Translations