Word: macho
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ma
cho
Definition: The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).
Morphemes:
Affix: macho
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: m-
Language: en
Decoded: m-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: meta-
Affix: a
Language: en
Decoded: a
PoS: Article
Meaning: One certain or particular; any single. Brown, Lesley, (2003)
Affix: -s
Language: en
Decoded: -s
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.
Affix: -culus
Language: la
Decoded: -culus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.