macete

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From maço +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧te

Noun

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macete m (plural macetes)

  1. a wooden mallet used to hit chisels
  2. cheat (unfair advantage in a computer game)
    Synonym: trapaça
  3. rule of thumb (a general guideline rather than a strict rule)
    Esse é o macete.
    This is the trick.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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macete

  1. inflection of macetar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative