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ma·chete \məˈshe]d.ē, -ˈche] sometimes -shā] or -chā] or -shet or +V -shed.\ noun (-s) Etymology: Spanish machete 1. also ma·chette \-shet, +V -ed.\ or match·et \ˈmachə̇t, +V -ə̇d.\ : a large heavy knife usually made with a blade resembling a broadsword often two or three feet in length and used especially in So. America and the West Indies for cutting cane and clearing paths 2. : a small four-stringed Portuguese guitar that is the forerunner of the ukulele |