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| machete [ mə shétti, mə chétti ] (plural machetes) |
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large heavy knife: a large heavy knife with a broad blade used as a weapon or as a tool for cutting through vegetation, especially in Central and South America and the Caribbean
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| [Late 16th century. < Spanish, 'little sledgehammer' < macho 'sledgehammer' < Latin mateola 'mallet'] |
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