machete
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See also Machete
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Schoolbook Phonetics: (mu̇shĕʹtē)
- Last Resort Phonetics: muh-SHEH-tee
[edit] Etymology
Probably from Spanish macho, meaning "sledgehammer"
[edit] Noun
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machete (plural machetes)
- A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion. A machete's blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters (cm) long, and up to three millimeters (mm) thick.
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a sword-like tool
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[edit] Verb
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to machete (third-person singular simple present machetes, present participle macheting, simple past and past participle 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.
- To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete.
- You can't just machete about with a rapier and expect to succeed; you need to thrust properly.
[edit] Italian
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machete m. inv.
[edit] Spanish
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machete m. (plural machetes)
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