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Machismo vs Cojones - What's the difference?

machismo | cojones |

As nouns the difference between machismo and cojones

is that machismo is exaggerated masculinity while cojones is testicles.

machismo

English

Noun

(-)
  • exaggerated masculinity
  • * Germaine Greer:
    • The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

    Synonyms

    * machoism

    Coordinate terms

    * femismo (rare)

    Related terms

    * macho * machoism

    See also

    * braggadocio * marianismo * testeria ----

    cojones

    English

    (wikipedia cojones)

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • testicles
  • balls, bollocks, courage, machismo, chutzpah