machete

noun

ma·​chete mə-ˈshe-tē 

-ˈche-;

-ˈshet

: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon

Examples of machete in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Zakrzewski then called to each of his children separately to come brush their teeth before attacking them each with the machete. —Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025

Following the cast reveal for the new season of the ITV2 series, it was confirmed that Kyle Ashman would not enter the villa after being a suspect in a machete attack incident. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 4 June 2025

According to the affidavit, officers found a machete in the bathtub and a large kitchen knife. —Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 11 July 2025

Huff was riding in the passenger seat on a motorcycle when deputies say Kenneth Brabant threw a machete at her as the bike neared the driveway of a Camden home, hitting her in the right leg, WXIX reported. —Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Spanish

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for machete

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

Kids Definition

machete

noun

ma·​chete mə-ˈshet-ē 

-ˈchet-ē;

mə-ˈshet

: a large heavy knife used especially for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon