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macho vs male

male vs macho

macho and male both are nouns.

macho and male both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
macho Yes Yes No No
male Yes Yes No No
As nouns, male is a hypernym of macho; that is, male is a word with a broader meaning than macho:
  • macho: a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo
  • male: a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
Other hypernyms of macho include male person.
macho (noun) male (noun)
a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
macho (adjective) male (adjective)
used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
characteristic of a man
Difference between macho and male

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