machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshe-tē 
-ˈche-;
-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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He is often seen shirtless with a large hat on his head and a machete on his hip.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Ari Lehman, Warrington Gillette and Ken Kirzinger were some of the actors who played the sinister figure of Jason Voorhees before the machete was passed on to Derek Mears in the 2009 version of Friday the 13th.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Still armed with machetes, Andrademembreno and Diaz continued to chase Morales through the apartment complex, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Hacking a path through dense jungle with a machete.
—Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Ari Lehman, Warrington Gillette and Ken Kirzinger were some of the actors who played the sinister figure of Jason Voorhees before the machete was passed on to Derek Mears in the 2009 version of Friday the 13th.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Still armed with machetes, Andrademembreno and Diaz continued to chase Morales through the apartment complex, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Hacking a path through dense jungle with a machete.
—Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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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
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