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[ muh-shet-ee, -chet-ee ] / məˈʃɛt i, -ˈtʃɛt i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR machete ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna large heavy knife used especially in Latin American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon. a tarpon, Elops affinis, of the eastern Pacific Ocean, having an elongated, compressed body. Origin of macheteFirst recorded in 1575–1600; <Spanish, equivalent to mach(o) “mallet” (cf. mace1) + -ete noun suffix (see -et) Words nearby machetemache, Machel, Machen, macher, ma chère, machete, Mache unit, Machiavelli, Machiavellian, Machiavelli, Niccolò, machi chips Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for macheteTwitter users posted pictures of the scene and claimed a man had been seen with a machete. London Woman Beheaded by Machete-Wielding 'Madman'|Nico Hines|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Armed with an ax or a machete, he stops incoming cars for questioning: Who are they? Nigeria’s Do-It-Yourself Boko Haram Busters|Nina Strochlic|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST In one recent case, he said a man accused of kidnapping was hung from an iron bar and flogged with a machete. How Nigeria’s Stupidly Brutal Cops Botch the Hunt for Boko Haram|Nico Hines|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The path for our group of six is being carved through tangles of vines and vegetation one machete hack at a time. Can Gorillas Save the Democratic Republic of the Congo?|Nina Strochlic|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Robert Rodriguez grindhouse gore-fest, Machete Kills, slices and dices its way into theaters on Oct. 11. ‘Machete Kills’ Director Robert Rodriguez on His Favorite Cult Movies|Robert Rodriguez|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST I drew horse-pistol and machete and charged with a loud holler. Plain Mary Smith|Henry Wallace Phillips They are generally good marksmen, and they handle the machete with admirable skill. Reports on the Maya Indians of Yucatan|Santiago Mendez Still, Don Anbal's machete, raised against the barricade, fell without striking. The Queen of the Savannah|Gustave Aimard They wore belts and carried the national weapon, the machete, stuck through the leather bands. Latitude 19 degree|Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield Instead he offered the single dollar that he had left for a heavy knife like a machete. The Texan Star|Joseph A. Altsheler
British Dictionary definitions for machete
nouna broad heavy knife used for cutting or as a weapon, esp in parts of Central and South America Word Origin for macheteC16 macheto, from Spanish machete, from macho club, perhaps from Vulgar Latin mattea (unattested) club Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to macheteblade, knife, sickle, cleaver, bola, bolo |