machete
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machete
- /məˈʃɛ.ti/
- /məˈt͡ʃɛ.ti/
- /məˈt͡ʃɛ.teɪ/
Rhymes with -ɛti
Where it comes from
From Spanish machete, diminutive of macho (“sledgehammer”), from Latin mattea, possibly from mactare (“slaughter in sacrifice”); cognate with Old French machier, French massue, English mace.
noun machetes
- A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon. Near-synonyms: (all sometimes or regionally synonymous) bolo, golok, panga, parang, sundang
- A small stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal, having a double bulged body, traditionally of wood, with a small rib and four metallic strings, sometimes attached by wooden pegs.
verb machetes · macheteing · macheted
- To cut or chop with a machete. After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: matchet, panga, hatchet, axe, mallet, mitre saw, meataxe, cutter, meat ax, miter saw, maul, japanese mandoline, mincer, masticator, mower, maquila
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noun a sword-like tool
| Español | machete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마체테 machete |
| 日本語 | マチェテ machete, 鉈 nata |
| 中文 | 大砍刀 dàkǎndāo, 彎刀 /弯刀 wāndāo, 寬刃刀 /宽刃刀 kuānrèndāo |
| Kiswahili | panga |
| Português | catana, facão, machete |
| Français | machette, coupe-coupe |
| Deutsch | Machete |
| Italiano | machete |
| Ελληνικά | μαχαίρα machaíra, ματσέτα matséta |
| Русский | маче́те mačétɛ |
| Tiếng Việt | rựa |
| العربية | مِحَشّ miḥašš |
| עברית | מצ׳טה machéta |
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title = {machete},
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