machete

See also: Machete

English

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machete

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Spanish machete, diminutive of macho (“sledgehammer”), from Latin mattea, possibly from mactare (“slaughter in sacrifice”); cognate with Old French machier, French massue, English mace.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈʃɛ.ti/, /məˈt͡ʃɛ.ti/

• Audio (Northern California):

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• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (US):

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Noun

machete (plural machetes)

1. A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.

   Hypernym: knife (sometimes construed as coordinate)

   Near-synonyms: (all sometimes or regionally synonymous) bolo, golok, panga, parang, sundang

2. A small stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal, having a double bulged body, traditionally of wood, with a small rib and four metallic strings, sometimes attached by wooden pegs.

Derived terms

• machete beta
• machetelike

Translations

a sword-like tool

Albanian: thikare (sq) f Arabic: مِحَشّ m (miḥašš) Armenian: մաչետե (hy) (mačʻete) Bulgarian: маче́тe n (mačéte) Catalan: matxet (ca) m Chamicuro: sapla Chinese: Cantonese: 關刀 / 关刀 (gwaan1 dou1), 大柄刀 (daai6 beng3 dou1) Mandarin: 大砍刀 (dàkǎndāo), 彎刀 / 弯刀 (wāndāo), 寬刃刀 / 宽刃刀 (kuānrèndāo) Czech: mačeta (cs) f Dutch: kapmes (nl) n Esperanto: maĉeto Finnish: viidakkoveitsi (fi) French: machette (fr), coupe-coupe (fr) m Galician: machete (gl) m, talladeira f Georgian: მაჩეტე (mačeṭe) German: Machete (de) f Greek: μαχαίρα (el) f (machaíra), ματσέτα (el) f (matséta) Haitian Creole: manchèt Hebrew: מצ׳טה f (machéta) Hungarian: machete (hu), bozótvágó kés, macséta Icelandic: sveðja f Italian: machete (it) m Japanese: マチェテ (ja) (machete), 鉈 (ja) (なた, nata) K'iche': machet, muru, ch'ich' Khiamniungan Naga: shō Khmer: លៀម (km) (liəm) Korean: 마체테 (machete) Krio: kohtlas Lithuanian: mačetė Macedonian: маче́та f (mačéta) Marathi: मचेटे f (maceṭe) Ngazidja Comorian: putshari class 5/6 Norwegian: Bokmål: machete m Nynorsk: machete m Oromo: gajaraa Persian: کارد بزرگ و سنگین Polish: maczeta (pl) f Portuguese: catana (pt) f, facão m, machete (pt) m Russian: маче́те (ru) m or n (mačétɛ) Serbo-Croatian: mačeta (sh) Spanish: machete (es) m Swahili: panga (sw) Swedish: machete (sv) Tagalog: sundang (tl) Thai: พร้า (th) (práa), มีดพร้า (mêet práa) Turkish: pala (tr) Ukrainian: маче́те m or n (mačéte) Vietnamese: rựa (vi) Walloon: matchete (wa) f Welsh: twca m or f Záparo: sa̲hwere

See also

• cleaver
• fascine knife
• hatchet

Verb

machete (third-person singular simple present machetes, present participle macheting or macheteing, simple past and past participle macheted)

1. (transitive) 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.

Anagrams

• meetcha

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑˈʃɛ.tə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ma‧che‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛtə

Noun

machete m (plural machetes)

1. machete

   Synonym: kapmes

Further reading

• “machete” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Noun

machete

1. machete.

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑʃete/, [ˈmɑ̝ʃe̞t̪e̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑʃete

Noun

machete

1. machete

Declension

Inflection of machete (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		machete	machetet
genitive		macheten	machetejen
partitive		machetea	macheteja
illative		macheteen	macheteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		machete	machetet
accusative	nom.	machete	machetet
	gen.	macheten
genitive		macheten	machetejen machetein rare
partitive		machetea	macheteja
inessive		machetessa	macheteissa
elative		machetesta	macheteista
illative		macheteen	macheteihin
adessive		machetella	macheteilla
ablative		machetelta	macheteilta
allative		machetelle	macheteille
essive		machetena	macheteina
translative		macheteksi	macheteiksi
abessive		machetetta	macheteitta
instructive		—	machetein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of machete (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative macheteni macheteni accusative nom. macheteni macheteni gen. macheteni genitive macheteni machetejeni macheteini rare partitive macheteani machetejani inessive machetessani macheteissani elative machetestani macheteistani illative macheteeni macheteihini adessive machetellani macheteillani ablative macheteltani macheteiltani allative machetelleni macheteilleni essive machetenani macheteinani translative machetekseni macheteikseni abessive machetettani macheteittani instructive — — comitative — macheteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative machetesi machetesi accusative nom. machetesi machetesi gen. machetesi genitive machetesi machetejesi macheteisi rare partitive macheteasi machetejasi inessive machetessasi macheteissasi elative machetestasi macheteistasi illative macheteesi macheteihisi adessive machetellasi macheteillasi ablative macheteltasi macheteiltasi allative machetellesi macheteillesi essive machetenasi macheteinasi translative macheteksesi macheteiksesi abessive machetettasi macheteittasi instructive — — comitative — macheteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative machetemme machetemme accusative nom. machetemme machetemme gen. machetemme genitive machetemme machetejemme macheteimme rare partitive macheteamme machetejamme inessive machetessamme macheteissamme elative machetestamme macheteistamme illative macheteemme macheteihimme adessive machetellamme macheteillamme ablative macheteltamme macheteiltamme allative machetellemme macheteillemme essive machetenamme macheteinamme translative macheteksemme macheteiksemme abessive machetettamme macheteittamme instructive — — comitative — macheteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative machetenne machetenne accusative nom. machetenne machetenne gen. machetenne genitive machetenne machetejenne macheteinne rare partitive macheteanne machetejanne inessive machetessanne macheteissanne elative machetestanne macheteistanne illative macheteenne macheteihinne adessive machetellanne macheteillanne ablative macheteltanne macheteiltanne allative machetellenne macheteillenne essive machetenanne macheteinanne translative macheteksenne macheteiksenne abessive machetettanne macheteittanne instructive — — comitative — macheteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative machetensa machetensa accusative nom. machetensa machetensa gen. machetensa genitive machetensa machetejensa macheteinsa rare partitive macheteaan macheteansa machetejaan machetejansa inessive machetessaan machetessansa macheteissaan macheteissansa elative machetestaan machetestansa macheteistaan macheteistansa illative macheteensa macheteihinsa adessive machetellaan machetellansa macheteillaan macheteillansa ablative macheteltaan macheteltansa macheteiltaan macheteiltansa allative machetelleen machetellensa macheteilleen macheteillensa essive machetenaan machetenansa macheteinaan macheteinansa translative machetekseen macheteksensa macheteikseen macheteiksensa abessive machetettaan machetettansa macheteittaan macheteittansa instructive — — comitative — macheteineen macheteinensa

Synonyms

• viidakkoveitsi

Galician

Etymology

From macho +‎ -ete.

Noun

machete m (plural machetes)

1. machete
2. a mediocre method for obtaining somewhat accurate results; a shortcut

Derived terms

• machetada

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish machete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃɛ.te/, /maˈt͡ʃe.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛte, -ete
• Hyphenation: ma‧chè‧te, ma‧ché‧te

Noun

machete m (invariable)

1. machete

Further reading

• machete in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈmaxːətə/

Verb

machete

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative/subjunctive of machen

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

machete

Wikipedia ^nb

Etymology

From Spanish machete.

Noun

machete m (definite singular macheten, indefinite plural macheter, definite plural machetene)

1. a machete

References

• “machete” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Spanish machete.

Noun

machete m (definite singular macheten, indefinite plural machetar, definite plural machetane)

1. a machete

References

• “machete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʃe.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʃe.t͡ʃi/
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /maˈʃe.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʃe.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʃe.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈt͡ʃe.tɨ/

Noun

machete m (plural machetes)

1. machete

   Synonym: facão

Spanish

Etymology

From macho (“sledgehammer”) +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃete/ [maˈt͡ʃe.t̪e]

• Audio (Chile):

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• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: ma‧che‧te

Noun

machete m (plural machetes)

1. machete
2. mediocre method for obtaining somewhat accurate results; shortcut
3. (Cuba, slang, term of address) man, bro, homie

Derived terms

• machetazo
• machetero

Descendants

Descendants

• → Armenian: մաչետե (mačʻete)
• → Catalan: matxet
• → Czech: mačeta
• → Dutch: machete
• → English: machete
• → Esperanto: maĉeto
• → Finnish: machete
• → French: machette
• → Georgian: მაჩეტე (mačeṭe)
• → Italian: machete
• → Japanese: マチェテ (machete)
• → Macedonian: мачета (mačeta)
• → Norwegian Bokmål: machete
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: machete
• → Pochutec: mecheʹt
• → Polish: maczeta
• → Portuguese: machete
• → Tagalog: matsete
• → Russian: мачете (mačete)
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: machiete
• → Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: machete

Further reading

• “machete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “machete”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

machete

Wikipedia ^sv

Noun

machete c

1. a machete (knife)

   Han högg av honom armen med macheten

   He chopped his arm off with the machete

   Han högg sig fram genom regnskogen med macheten

   He chopped his way [chopped himself forth] through the rainforest with his machete

Declension

Declension of machete

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	machete	machetes
	definite	macheten	machetens
plural	indefinite	macheter	macheters
	definite	macheterna	macheternas

References

• machete in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• machete in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish machete.

Noun

machete

1. machete

References

• Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006), Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 22