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machete

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English

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a machete

Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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machete (plural machetes)

  1. A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.
    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

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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.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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machete m (plural machetes)

  1. machete
    Synonym: kapmes

Further reading

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  • machete” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Noun

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machete

  1. machete.

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish machete.

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Noun

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machete

  1. machete

Declension

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Inflection of machete (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative machete machetet
genitive macheten machetejen
partitive machetea macheteja
illative macheteen macheteihin
singular plural
nominative machete machetet
accusative nom. machete machetet
gen. macheten
genitive macheten machetejen
machetein rare
partitive machetea macheteja
inessive machetessa macheteissa
elative machetesta macheteista
illative macheteen macheteihin
adessive machetella macheteilla
ablative machetelta macheteilta
allative machetelle macheteille
essive machetena macheteina
translative macheteksi macheteiksi
abessive machetetta macheteitta
instructive machetein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of machete (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative macheteni macheteni
accusative nom. macheteni macheteni
gen. macheteni
genitive macheteni machetejeni
macheteini rare
partitive macheteani machetejani
inessive machetessani macheteissani
elative machetestani macheteistani
illative macheteeni macheteihini
adessive machetellani macheteillani
ablative macheteltani macheteiltani
allative machetelleni macheteilleni
essive machetenani macheteinani
translative machetekseni macheteikseni
abessive machetettani macheteittani
instructive
comitative macheteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative machetesi machetesi
accusative nom. machetesi machetesi
gen. machetesi
genitive machetesi machetejesi
macheteisi rare
partitive macheteasi machetejasi
inessive machetessasi macheteissasi
elative machetestasi macheteistasi
illative macheteesi macheteihisi
adessive machetellasi macheteillasi
ablative macheteltasi macheteiltasi
allative machetellesi macheteillesi
essive machetenasi macheteinasi
translative macheteksesi macheteiksesi
abessive machetettasi macheteittasi
instructive
comitative macheteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative machetemme machetemme
accusative nom. machetemme machetemme
gen. machetemme
genitive machetemme machetejemme
macheteimme rare
partitive macheteamme machetejamme
inessive machetessamme macheteissamme
elative machetestamme macheteistamme
illative macheteemme macheteihimme
adessive machetellamme macheteillamme
ablative macheteltamme macheteiltamme
allative machetellemme macheteillemme
essive machetenamme macheteinamme
translative macheteksemme macheteiksemme
abessive machetettamme macheteittamme
instructive
comitative macheteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative machetenne machetenne
accusative nom. machetenne machetenne
gen. machetenne
genitive machetenne machetejenne
macheteinne rare
partitive macheteanne machetejanne
inessive machetessanne macheteissanne
elative machetestanne macheteistanne
illative macheteenne macheteihinne
adessive machetellanne macheteillanne
ablative macheteltanne macheteiltanne
allative machetellenne macheteillenne
essive machetenanne macheteinanne
translative macheteksenne macheteiksenne
abessive machetettanne macheteittanne
instructive
comitative macheteinenne

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Galician

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Etymology

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From macho +‎ -ete.

Noun

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machete m (plural machetes)

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

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Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Spanish machete.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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machete m (invariable)

  1. machete

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Spanish machete.

Noun

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

  1. a machete

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Spanish machete.

Noun

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

  1. a machete

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish machete.

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Noun

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machete m (plural machetes)

  1. machete
    Synonym: facão

Spanish

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Etymology

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From macho (sledgehammer) +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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machete m (plural machetes)

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Swedish

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Noun

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machete c

  1. a machete (knife)

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Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Noun

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machete

  1. machete

References

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  • 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