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machete
(məʃeti)
Word forms: plural machetes
countable noun
A machete is a large knife with a broad blade.
machete in British English
(məˈʃɛtɪ, -ˈtʃeɪ-) or matchet
noun
a broad heavy knife used for cutting or as a weapon, esp in parts of Central and South America
Word origin
C16 macheto, from Spanish machete, from macho club, perhaps from Vulgar Latin mattea (unattested) clubmachete in American English
(məˈʃɛti; məˈtʃɛti)
noun
1.
a large, heavy-bladed knife used for cutting down sugar cane, dense underbrush, etc., esp. in Central and South America
2.
a small Pacific tenpounder fish (Elops affinis) sometimes found in fresh waters
Word origin
Sp < macho, hammer, ax < L marculus, dim. of marcus, hammerImage ofmachete
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In other languagesmachete
British English: machete NOUN
A machete is a large knife with a broad blade.
- American English: machete
- Brazilian Portuguese: machete
- Chinese: 宽刃大刀
- European Spanish: machete
- French: machette
- German: Machete
- Italian: machete
- Japanese: >なた幅広の大きな
- Korean: 날이 넓은 큰 칼
- European Portuguese: machete
- Latin American Spanish: machete