machete

(mə s̸hetē, -c̸hetē)

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

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

See machete in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , diminutive of macho, sledge hammer

Origin: , alteration of mazo, club

Origin: , probably from maza, mallet

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *mattea, mace; see mace 1

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