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machete definition

ma·chete (mə s̸het′ē, -c̸het′ē)

noun

  1. a large, heavy-bladed knife used for cutting down sugar cane, dense underbrush, etc., esp. in Central and South America
  2. a small Pacific tenpounder fish (Elops affinis) sometimes found in fresh waters

Etymology: Sp < macho, hammer, ax < L marculus, dim. of marcus, hammer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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