MACHO Meaning of MACHO in English [ma.cho] adj [Sp, lit., male, fr. L masculus--more at masculine] (1928): characterized by machismo: aggressively virile [2]macho n, pl machos (1951) 1: one who exhibits machismo 2: machismo Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012