Machete
Ma`che´te Pronunciation: må`shĕt´ė; Sp. må`chā´tã
| n. | 1. | 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. |
| Noun | 1. |  machete - a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation |