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

Surveillance video shows 24-year-old Joshua Flores walking along Western Avenue with a machete shortly before his arrest. — Logan Hall, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

However iconic Jason Voorhees may be, real ones respect his machete-wielding mother, Pamela. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Before Jason ever picked up a machete, his mom was doing the bloody work. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Barrois also testified about cellphones collected and labeled by Haitian police, as well as machetes, rifles and 15 handguns. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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