machete

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Verb 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 3 Spanish 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA:
  • GenAm: /mə.ˈʃɛ.ti/
  • RP:/mə.ˈʃɛ.te/
• Schoolbook Phonetics: (mu̇shĕʹtē)
• Last Resort Phonetics: muh-SHEH-tee

[edit] Etymology

Probably from Spanish macho, meaning "sledgehammer"

[edit] Noun

machete (plural machetes)

1. 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• bolo

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[edit] See also

• bolo
• cleaver
• golok (Indonesian)
• knife
• hatchet
• parang

[edit] Verb

to machete (third-person singular simple present machetes, present participle macheting, simple past and past participle macheted)

1. 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.

2. 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.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

machete m. inv.

1. machete

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

machete m. (plural machetes)

1. machete
2. mediocre method for obtaining somewhat accurate results. shortcut