machete

See also: Machete

English

a machete

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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Noun

machete (plural machetes)

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

   Synonyms: bolo, 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.

Synonyms

• bolo
• panga
• sundang

Derived terms

• machete beta

Translations

a sword-like tool

• Albanian: thikare (sq) f
• Arabic: مِحَشّ m (miḥašš)
• Armenian: մաչետե (hy) (mačʻete)
• 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)
• 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

• bolo
• cleaver
• golok (Indonesian)
• knife
• hatchet
• parang

Verb

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

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.

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]

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. mediocre method for obtaining somewhat accurate results; 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

Norwegian Bokmål

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/
  • (Southern Brazil) 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

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 (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Swedish

Noun

machete c

1. a machete (knife)

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^[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 22