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noun
- 1. a broad, heavy knife used as an implement or weapon, originating in Central America and the Caribbean.
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MACHETE definition: 1. a large knife with a wide blade, used for cutting trees and plants or as a weapon 2. a large…. Learn more.
The meaning of MACHETE is a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon.
noun. a broad heavy knife used for cutting or as a weapon, esp in parts of Central and South America. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16 macheto, from Spanish machete, from macho club, perhaps from Vulgar Latin mattea (unattested) club.
A machete (/ məˈʃɛti /; Spanish pronunciation: [maˈtʃete]) is a broad blade used either as an agricultural implement similar to an axe, or in combat like a long-bladed knife. The blade is typically 30 to 66 centimetres (12 to 26 in) long and usually under 3 millimetres (1⁄8 in) thick.
MACHETE meaning: 1. a large knife with a wide blade, used for cutting trees and plants or as a weapon 2. a large…. Learn more.
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.
1. A broad, heavy knife or cutlass used as an implement or as… 2. Music. A small chiefly four-stringed form of guitar played… Earlier version. machete in OED Second Edition (1989) 1. 1575–. A broad, heavy knife or cutlass used as an implement or as a weapon, originating in Central America and the Caribbean. 1575.
Definition of machete noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a large heavy knife used esp. in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon. 2. a tarpon, Elops affinis, of the eastern Pacific Ocean, having an elongated, compressed body.
A machete is a huge, heavy, powerful knife, used mainly in Central and South America. A machete is great for cutting vegetation, but you wouldn't want to confront one in a dark alley.
