machete

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.

• IPA^(key): /məˈʃɛ.ti/, /məˈt͡ʃɛ.ti/

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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.

• bolo
• panga
• sundang

• machete beta

• bolo
• cleaver
• golok (Indonesian)
• knife
• hatchet
• parang

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.

• meetcha

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑˈʃɛ.tə/

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• Hyphenation: ma‧che‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛtə

machete m (plural machetes)

1. machete

   Synonym: kapmes

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

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

machete

1. machete.

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑʃete/, [ˈmɑ̝ʃe̞t̪e̞]

machete

1. machete

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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative machetensa machetensa accusative nom. machetensa machetensa gen. machetensa genitive machetensa machetejensa macheteinsa rare partitive macheteaan macheteansa machetejaan machetejansa inessive machetessaan machetessansa macheteissaan macheteissansa elative machetestaan machetestansa macheteistaan macheteistansa illative macheteensa macheteihinsa adessive machetellaan machetellansa macheteillaan macheteillansa ablative macheteltaan macheteltansa macheteiltaan macheteiltansa allative machetelleen machetellensa macheteilleen macheteillensa essive machetenaan machetenansa macheteinaan macheteinansa translative machetekseen macheteksensa macheteikseen macheteiksensa abessive machetettaan machetettansa macheteittaan macheteittansa instructive — — comitative — macheteineen macheteinensa

• viidakkoveitsi

From macho +‎ -ete.

machete m (plural machetes)

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

• machetada

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish machete.

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

machete m (invariable)

1. machete

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

From Spanish machete.

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

1. a machete

• “machete” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Spanish machete.

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

1. a machete

• “machete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

machete m (plural machetes)

1. machete

   Synonym: facão

From macho (“sledgehammer”) +‎ -ete.

• IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃete/ [maˈt͡ʃe.t̪e]

• Audio (Chile):

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• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: ma‧che‧te

machete m (plural machetes)

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

• “machete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

machete c

1. a machete (knife)

• machete in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• machete in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

machete

1. machete

• 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