machete

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /məˈʃɛ.ti/, /məˈtʃɛ.ti/

Noun

machete (plural machetes)

1. A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. The blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick.

Synonyms

• bolo
• sundang

Translations

• French: machette
• German: Machete
• Italian: machete
• Portuguese: catana, facão, machete
• Russian: маче́те
• Spanish: machete

Verb

machete (machetes, present participle macheting; 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.

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