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machete

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ma·chet·e  (m-sht, -cht)
n.
A large heavy knife with a broad blade, used as a weapon and an implement for cutting vegetation.

[Spanish, diminutive of macho, sledge hammer, alteration of mazo, club, probably from maza, mallet, from Vulgar Latin *mattea, mace; see mace1.]

machete [məˈʃɛtɪ -ˈtʃeɪ-], matchet
n
(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a broad heavy knife used for cutting or as a weapon, esp in parts of Central and South America
[C16 macheto, from Spanish machete, from macho club, perhaps from Vulgar Latin mattea (unattested) club]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.machetemachete - a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
Translations
machete [məˈtʃeɪtɪ] Nmachete m
machete [məˈʃɛti] nmachette f
machete
nMachete f, → Buschmesser nt
machete [məˈʃɛtɪ] nmachete m inv
machete [məˈʃɛtɪ] nmachete m inv


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What he had done was to pick up a cane-knife--you know the kind, as big as a machete and as heavy.
Their place was taken by an immense wilderness of bamboo, which grew so thickly that we could only penetrate it by cutting a pathway with the machetes and billhooks of the Indians.
 
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