machete

Meaning of machete

noun

A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. The blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick.

verb
  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.
  2. 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.

Information about machete

Hyphenation of machete

ma-chete

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • machete is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

machete synonyms

Meaning matchet:

matchet, panga

Meaning :

bolo, sundang

Translation of machete

Words that rhyme with machete

hete, achete, oligochete, perichete, polychete, spirochete, rehete, ephete, phosphete, aesthete, agonothete, athlothete, esthete, hyperesthete, logothete, megalesthete, micresthete, nomothete, synesthete, synthete, thesmothete, thete

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