machete
English
/məˈʃɛ.ti/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian machete derived from Latin mattea.
Origin
Latin
mattea
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- machetelike English
- machete Finnish
- mattea Latin
- Machete German
- machete Italian
- machete Dutch, Flemish
- machette French
- massue French
- machetazo Spanish, Castilian
- machete Spanish, Castilian
- macho Spanish, Castilian
- ματτύα Ancient Greek
- machete Norwegian Bokmål
- machete Portuguese
- maczeta Polish
- machete Norwegian Nynorsk
- massüe Old French
- matxet Catalan, Valencian
- мачета Macedonian
- machiete Tetelcingo Nahuatl
- machete Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
- machete Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
- machet Rayón Zoque
- machit Jakaltek
- machití Tezoatlán Mixtec
- mecheʹt Pochutec
- mšet Yatzachi Zapotec