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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "rrah"/

Meaning

In Spain, a tough, aggressive person who intimidates through their presence, attitude, or style. A macarra acts hard, carries themselves with street menace, and is often associated with criminal or lowlife culture. Can also describe an overly flashy, thuggish fashion sense.

Examples

Se puso muy macarra cuando le dijeron que no.

He got really aggressive when they told him no.

He's got that full thug look going with the chains and caps.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Chile
Gallo

Friend, buddy, or close person in Guatemala and El Salvador. Here "cerote" is affectionate among friends, completely opposite to its use as an insult in Mexico where it refers to a piece of excrement. Context and country are everything with this word.