machete

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English[edit]

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a machete

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish machete, diminutive of macho (sledgehammer), from Latin mattea, possibly from mactare (slaughter in sacrifice); cognate with Old French machier, French massue, English mace.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /məˈʃɛ.ti/, /məˈt͡ʃɛ.ti/
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Noun[edit]

machete (plural machetes)

  1. A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. The blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick.
    Synonyms: bolo, sundang
  2. A small stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal, having a double bulged body, traditionally of wood, with a small rib and four metallic strings, sometimes attached by wooden pegs.

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Verb[edit]

machete (third-person singular simple present machetes, present participle macheting or macheteing, 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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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɑˈʃɛ.tə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ma‧che‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɛtə

Noun[edit]

machete m (plural machetes)

  1. machete
    Synonym: kapmes

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Noun[edit]

machete

  1. machete.

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑʃete/, [ˈmɑ̝ʃe̞t̪e̞]

Noun[edit]

machete

  1. machete

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From macho +‎ -ete.

Noun[edit]

machete m (plural machetes)

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

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish machete.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃɛ.te/, /maˈt͡ʃe.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛte, -ete
  • Hyphenation: ma‧chè‧te, ma‧ché‧te

Noun[edit]

machete m (invariable)

  1. machete

Further reading[edit]

  • machete in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Spanish machete.

Noun[edit]

machete m (definite singular macheten, indefinite plural macheter, definite plural machetene)

  1. a machete

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish machete.

Noun[edit]

machete m (definite singular macheten, indefinite plural machetar, definite plural machetane)

  1. a machete

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

Noun[edit]

machete m (plural machetes)

  1. machete

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From macho (sledgehammer) +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃete/ [maˈt͡ʃe.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: ma‧che‧te

Noun[edit]

machete m (plural machetes)

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

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Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

machete c

  1. a machete (knife)

Declension[edit]

Declension of machete 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative machete macheten macheter macheterna
Genitive machetes machetens macheters macheternas

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Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Noun[edit]

machete

  1. machete

References[edit]

  • Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 22