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machete

ma·chet·e
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muh-shet-ee, -chet-ee]
    • /məˈʃɛt i, -ˈtʃɛt i/
    • /məˈʃet.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-shet-ee, -chet-ee]
    • /məˈʃɛt i, -ˈtʃɛt i/

Definitions of machete word

  • noun machete a large heavy knife used especially in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon. 1
  • noun machete a tarpon, Elops affinis, of the eastern Pacific Ocean, having an elongated, compressed body. 1
  • noun machete A broad, heavy knife used as an implement or weapon, originating in Central America and the Caribbean. 1
  • noun machete large knife 1
  • countable noun machete A machete is a large knife with a broad blade. 0
  • noun machete a broad heavy knife used for cutting or as a weapon, esp in parts of Central and South America 0

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Origin of machete

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < Spanish, equivalent to mach(o) mallet (cf. mace1) + -ete noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Machete

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

machete popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for machete

noun machete

  • blade — The blade of a knife, axe, or saw is the edge, which is used for cutting.
  • knife — an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
  • cleaver — A cleaver is a knife with a large square blade, used for chopping meat or vegetables.
  • sickle — an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
  • bola — a missile used by gauchos and Indians of South America, consisting of two or more heavy balls on a cord. It is hurled at a running quarry, such as an ox or rhea, so as to entangle its legs

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