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ma·chet·e

(mə-shĕt′ē, -chĕt′ē)

A large heavy knife with a broad blade, used as a weapon and an implement for cutting vegetation.

tr.v. ma·chet·ed, ma·chet·e·ing, ma·chet·es

1. To cut with a machete: macheted the undergrowth.

2. To attack, wound, or kill with a machete.

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

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machete

(məˈʃɛtɪ; -ˈtʃeɪ-) or

matchet

(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]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ma•chet•e

(məˈʃɛt i, -ˈtʃɛt i)

n., pl. -chet•es.

a heavy swordlike knife used as a cutting implement and weapon.

[1825–35; < American Spanish, Sp, macho hammer « Vulgar Latin *mattea; see mace¹]

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Noun

machete - a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

matchet, panga

knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point

Translations

bozótvágó késmachete

machete

panga

machete

[məˈtʃeɪtɪ] N → machete m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

machete

[məˈʃɛti] n → machette f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

machete

n → Machete f, → Buschmesser nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

machete

[məˈʃɛtɪ] n → machete m inv

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