machete

ma-che-te · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A large, heavy knife with a broad blade, used for cutting vegetation and as a weapon.

  2. 2.

    A tool commonly used in tropical regions for harvesting crops like sugarcane.

Forms

plural: machetes

Related words

See also: blade, cutlass, knife
Synonyms: blade, cleaver, cutlass

Etymology

From Spanish machete, diminutive of macho meaning "sledgehammer," from Latin marcus meaning "hammer."