machete
[ muh-shet-ee, -chet-ee ]
/ məË?Ê?Ét i, -Ë?tÊ?Ét i /
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noun
a 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.
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Words nearby machete
mache, Machel, Machen, macher, ma chère, machete, Mache unit, Machiavelli, Machiavellian, Machiavellianism, Machiavelli, Niccolò
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British Dictionary definitions for machete
machete
matchet
/ (mÉË?Ê?Étɪ, -Ë?tÊ?eɪ-) /
noun
a broad heavy knife used for cutting or as a weapon, esp in parts of Central and South America
Word Origin for machete
C16 macheto, from Spanish machete, from macho club, perhaps from Vulgar Latin mattea (unattested) club
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