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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃote/
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: ma‧cho‧te
Etymology 1
From macho + -ote.
Noun
machote m (plural machotes)
- (colloquial) a tough man; a badass
2015 November 19, “Columna”, in El País:Lo que no sabe nadie, y si lo sabemos nos lo callamos, es que algunos de esos machotes son terroristas, y no siempre suicidas.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Cantabria) red porgy
- Synonym: pargo
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Nahuatl machiotl (“example, model”)
Noun
machote m (plural machotes)
- (Central America, Mexico) model (a successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.)
- Synonym: modelo
- (El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras) draft (an early version of a written work)
- Synonym: borrador
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