Definition of Machete

1. Noun. A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation.

Exact synonyms: Matchet, Panga
Generic synonyms: Knife

Definition of Machete

1. n. A large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or three feet in length, -- used by the inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and for various other purposes.

Definition of Machete

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Verb. To cut or chop with a machete. ¹

3. Verb. To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Machete

1. a large, heavy knife [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Machete

machaira
machairas
machairodont
machairodus
machairs
machan
machans
macharomancy
machatschkiite
mache
macheer
macheers
macher
machers
maches
machete (current term)
macheted
machetelike
machetes
macheting
machiavelian
machiavellianism
machicolate
machicolated
machicolates
machicolating
machicolation
machicolations
machicotage
machicote

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