[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

machete \mache"te\ m.ashe^t"-e; sp.
   m.ach=a"tasl, n. sp.
   a large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or
   three feet in length, -- used by the inhabitants of spanish
   america as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and
   for various other purposes. --j. stevens.

   syn: matchet.
        1913 webster machiavelian

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

matchet \matchet\ n.
   a large heavy knife used in central and south america as a
   weapon or for cutting vegetation; usually called machete.

   syn: machete, panga.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
machete 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

machete
     n : a large heavy knife used in central and south america as a
         weapon or for cutting vegetation syn: matchet, panga
see also:
matchet panga 

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