It refers to aggressive masculine pride and implies an abusive attitude toward women. But machismo is by no means confined to Latin America, as the following reports indicate.
स्त्रियांशी दुर्व्यवहार करण्याची वृत्ती असणाऱ्‍या ‘ अहंकारी पुरुषांची समस्या सबंध जगात आहे.