machete

中文来自 ECDICT

n.: 大砍刀

演变路径（由近及远）

英语
借自 ←西班牙语 machete
源自 ←拉丁语 mattea

词源说明

From Spanish machete, diminutive of macho (“sledgehammer”), from Latin mattea, possibly from mactare (“slaughter in sacrifice”); cognate with Old French machier, French massue, English mace.

释义（英文）

名词 Noun

A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.
A small stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal, having a double bulged body, traditionally of wood, with a small rib and four metallic strings, sometimes attached by wooden pegs.

动词 Verb

(transitive) To cut or chop with a machete.

词族

派生词（2）

machetelike machete beta