machete

Definition of Machete in English :

1. machete, matchet, panga

a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Machete

noun

a broad heavy knife used for cutting or as a weapon, esp in parts of Central and South America

noun

1.

a large, heavy-bladed knife used for cutting down sugar cane, dense underbrush, etc., esp. in Central and South America

2.

a small Pacific tenpounder fish (Elops affinis) sometimes found in fresh waters

n.

A large heavy knife with a broad blade, used as a weapon and an implement for cutting vegetation.

tr.v. ma·chet·ed, ma·chet·e·ing, ma·chet·es

1. To cut with a machete: macheted the undergrowth.

2. To attack, wound, or kill with a machete.