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Definition of machete noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

machete

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/məˈʃeti/
 
/məˈʃeti/
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  1. a broad, heavy knife used as a cutting tool and as a weapon
    • She used her machete to clear a way through the jungle.
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Spanish, from macho ‘hammer’.
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