Machete

Pronunciation

 * IPA:
 * GenAm: /mə.ˈʃɛ.ti/
 * RP: /mə.ˈʃɛ.te/
 * Schoolbook Phonetics:
 * GenAm: (mu̇shĕʹtē)
 * Last Resort Phonetics:
 * GenAm: muh-SHEH-tee

Noun

 * 1) A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion. A machete's blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters (cm) long, and up to three millimeters (mm) thick.

Verb

 * 1) To cut or chop with a machete.
 * After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river.
 * 1) To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete.
 * You can't just machete about with a rapier and expect to succeed; you need to thrust properly.