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noun
- Someone of masculine gender.
Translations: - Dutch: mannetje , mannetjes-
- French: mí¢le(fr)m
- German: Mí¤nnchen(de)n
- Italian: maschio(it)m
- Spanish: macho(es)m
adjective
- Belonging or referring to the sex which is generally characterized as having the smaller gametes (for species which have two sexes and for which this distinction can be made).
- (figurative) having an external plug, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
Translations: - French: mí¢le(fr)
- Spanish: macho(es)m
- Dutch: mannelijk
- German: mí¤nnlich
- Italian: maschio, maschile
(trans-mid)
Etymology: (term, male, lang=enm), borrowed from Old French (term, masle), (term, malle) (Modern French (term, míle)), from Latin (term, masculus, , masculine, a male), diminutive of (term, mas, mÄs, male, masculine).
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