Meaning
2 sensesA sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.
Near-synonyms: (all sometimes or regionally synonymous) bolo, golok, panga, parang, sundang
Machete
маче́теmačétɛ
маче́теmačéte
a large heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
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.
Examples
37 sentencesWhere did Tom find the machete?
Tom was armed with a machete.
ruТом был вооружен мачете. — Smoky
Tom hacked Mary's leg off with a rusty machete.
Том відрубав ногу Мері іржавим мачете. — deniko
ruТом отрубил ногу Мэри ржавым мачете. — corvard
The man with the machete had a sadistic smile on his face.
Tom used his machete to clear the trail.
ruТом прокладывал себе путь при помощи мачете. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Spanish machete, diminutive of macho (“sledgehammer”), from Latin mattea, possibly frFrom 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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