This is the 5355th most frequent Spanish word.
machista
"Machista" refers to a person who exhibits sexist attitudes or behaviors, promoting male dominance and superiority.
Here, 'machista' is used as an adjective describing Juan's attitude, implying he thinks in a way that enforces traditional male privilege.
Juan tiene una actitud machista hacia todo.
Juan has a machismo attitude towards everything.
In this case, 'machista' acts as a descriptive noun, encapsulating the character trait of adhering to sexist attitudes.
Ser machista no es aceptable en la sociedad moderna.
Being chauvinistic is not acceptable in modern society.
Here, 'machistas' functions as an attributive adjective detailing the 'values' being critiqued.