machete C2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction US /məˈʃɛ.ti/ UK /məˈʃeti/ See IPA manual Freq #15835 Meanings 1 noun a large heavy knife used for cutting vegetation or as a weapon The guide used a machete to clear vines from the trail. 2 verb to cut or chop with a machete Workers macheted a path through the dense brush. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large heavy knife used... pangaboloparang 2 verb · to cut or chop with a machete chophackslash More matchet Word family Derived forms machetelike Related forms cleaverhatchetmace Etymology From Spanish machete, a diminutive of macho (sledgehammer), ultimately linked with Latin mattea and possibly mactare (to slaughter in sacrifice). Topics Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # machete **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /məˈʃɛ.ti/ **IPA (UK):** /məˈʃeti/ **Frequency rank:** 15835 ## Meanings 1. a large heavy knife used for cutting vegetation or as a weapon 2. to cut or chop with a machete ## Examples - The guide used a machete to clear vines from the trail. - Workers macheted a path through the dense brush. ## Synonyms - panga - bolo - parang - matchet ## Derived Forms - machetelike ## Related Forms - cleaver - hatchet - mace ## Etymology From Spanish machete, a diminutive of macho (sledgehammer), ultimately linked with Latin mattea and possibly mactare (to slaughter in sacrifice). ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown