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Image:Machette_kos.pg.jpg|thumb|right|250px|a machete

Pronunciation
IPA:
*GA|GenAm?: /m�.���.ti/
*RP:/m�.���.te/
Schoolbook Phonetics: (mu�sh�ʹt�)
Last Resort Phonetics: muh-SHEH-tee
Etymology
Probably from Spanish macho, meaning "sledgehammer"

Noun
en-noun

1. A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion. A machete's blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters (cm) long, and up to three millimeters (mm) thick.

Synonyms
bolo

Translations
Dutch: kapmes
Finnish: viidakkoveitsi
German: Machete f
Italian: #Italian|machete m
Japanese: ����
Lithuanian: ma�et�
Polish: maczeta f
Portuguese: catana
Russian: ма�е�е
Swahili: panga
Swedish: machete

See also
bolo
cleaver
golok (Indonesian)
knife
hatchet
parang

Verb
en-verb|machet|ing

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.

1. 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.

Italian

Noun
machete m inv

1. #English|machete

Spanish
Noun
machete
##English|machete

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ru:machete
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