Definition of machete in English:
machete
(also matchet)
noun məˈʃɛtiməˈtʃɛtiməˈ(t)ʃɛdi
A broad, heavy knife used as an implement or weapon, originating in Central America and the Caribbean.
大砍刀（用作工具或武器，源于中美洲和加勒比海地区）- You cannot allow these people to have weapons like machetes.
- At the police station, Nordi saw huge mobs armed with guns, bombs, machetes, and bows and arrows running through the streets.
- Weapons wanted in the amnesty include those with a blade or sharp point, such as knives and machetes, CS gas canisters, coshes and knuckle dusters.
- Witnesses said Yuwono was dragged from his house by a number of people brandishing machetes and other sharp weapons, who later stabbed him.
- In one hundred days nearly a million people were to die from bullets, grenades, machetes, and knives.
- He said the gangs fought with double-barrelled shotguns, machetes, broken bottles, iron bars.
- Shots were fired and other weapons, including machetes, used freely.
- Now, here as elsewhere, they carry machetes, automatic weapons and navigation equipment.
- A number of machetes and other sharp weapons, as well as the remains of two burned motorcycles, were also seized as evidence in the investigation.
- They were armed with machine guns and machetes and carried VHF radios.
- The Huaorani surrounded the hut and attacked with shotguns and machetes.
- The handful of remaining officers were vastly outnumbered by fighters wielding machetes, swords, slingshots, bows and arrows.
- Well, just because machetes, spears, rifles and missiles are phallic, it doesn't mean men are to blame.
- I wonder if she's also interested in knowing if there are knives in the home such as machetes or Samurai swords.
- In this atmosphere of casual disregard for the law, it's unsurprising that some Bermudians choose to fight with knives and machetes in broad daylight.
- Rather, they wielded knives, machetes, and swords, necessitating close proximity to the victims.
- Those pirates, armed with daggers and machetes, also used commando-style tactics in their attack, he said.
- He now had their packs and survival gear, machine guns and machetes strapped to him.
- His only weapon was a machete, and he only had one good eye with a yellow iris that watched for his victims.
- For each of us dies only once and Ruanda showed you can kill eight hundred thousand people with machetes - with two machetes if the queue is long enough.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Spanish, from macho 'hammer'.
Rhymes
amaretti, amoretti, Betti, Betty, confetti, cornetti, Donizetti, Getty, Giacometti, Hettie, jetty, Marinetti, Nettie, petit, petty, Rossetti, Serengeti, spaghetti, sweaty, vaporetti, yeti
Definition of machete in US English:
machete
nounməˈ(t)SHedēməˈ(t)ʃɛdi
A broad, heavy knife used as an implement or weapon, originating in Central America and the Caribbean.
大砍刀（用作工具或武器，源于中美洲和加勒比海地区）- You cannot allow these people to have weapons like machetes.
- His only weapon was a machete, and he only had one good eye with a yellow iris that watched for his victims.
- Well, just because machetes, spears, rifles and missiles are phallic, it doesn't mean men are to blame.
- The handful of remaining officers were vastly outnumbered by fighters wielding machetes, swords, slingshots, bows and arrows.
- He now had their packs and survival gear, machine guns and machetes strapped to him.
- He said the gangs fought with double-barrelled shotguns, machetes, broken bottles, iron bars.
- At the police station, Nordi saw huge mobs armed with guns, bombs, machetes, and bows and arrows running through the streets.
- In this atmosphere of casual disregard for the law, it's unsurprising that some Bermudians choose to fight with knives and machetes in broad daylight.
- Now, here as elsewhere, they carry machetes, automatic weapons and navigation equipment.
- Shots were fired and other weapons, including machetes, used freely.
- Those pirates, armed with daggers and machetes, also used commando-style tactics in their attack, he said.
- For each of us dies only once and Ruanda showed you can kill eight hundred thousand people with machetes - with two machetes if the queue is long enough.
- I wonder if she's also interested in knowing if there are knives in the home such as machetes or Samurai swords.
- They were armed with machine guns and machetes and carried VHF radios.
- Witnesses said Yuwono was dragged from his house by a number of people brandishing machetes and other sharp weapons, who later stabbed him.
- Weapons wanted in the amnesty include those with a blade or sharp point, such as knives and machetes, CS gas canisters, coshes and knuckle dusters.
- The Huaorani surrounded the hut and attacked with shotguns and machetes.
- In one hundred days nearly a million people were to die from bullets, grenades, machetes, and knives.
- A number of machetes and other sharp weapons, as well as the remains of two burned motorcycles, were also seized as evidence in the investigation.
- Rather, they wielded knives, machetes, and swords, necessitating close proximity to the victims.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Spanish, from macho ‘hammer’.