Definition of "machete" in English

noun

1. A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.

   • Near-synonyms: (all sometimes or regionally synonymous) bolo, golok, panga, parang, sundang

2. A small stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal, having a double bulged body, traditionally of wood, with a small rib and four metallic strings, sometimes attached by wooden pegs.

verb

1. (transitive) To cut or chop with a machete.

   • After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river.