Machismo

Since I live in Latin America, I decided to touch on the idea of "machismo," especially because my experience with it in Ecuador isn't what I thought it would be. First I'd like to give the stereotypical definition, though.

Machismo
mah-CHEESE-mo
n.

• Strong or aggressive masculine pride (from Google)
• Exaggerated masculinity (from Wiktionary)
• A strong or exaggerated sense of masculinity stressing attributes such as physical courage, virility, domination of women, and aggressiveness (from The American Heritage Dictionary via The Free Dictionary)