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Meanings of matchet in English

Portuguese
catana
Catalan
matxet
Spanish
pterogymnus laniarius
Wikidata

A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation.

        catana
        Synonyms
        Examples for "machete"
        Examples for "machete"
        1
        The kin had reportedly brought several weapons with him, including a machete.
        The South African
        2
        In 2002, machete-wielding landowners scuppered plans for a new Mexico City airport.
        Reuters
        3
        Then, machete in hand, he looked over the edge of the pyramid.
        The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty
        4
        Maria is working now in the sugar cane fields wielding a machete.
        Reuters
        5
        Simply nods and holsters his pistols, slings a machete across his back.
        The windup girl
        1
        A lot of good a panga would do, she thought privately.
        A change in altitude
        2
        Dawie Roodt got attacked with a panga and robbed in his own home.
        The South African
        3
        The man with his panga then started taking pictures of him, Tshabalala explained.
        The South African
        4
        A struggle followed and the farmer was hacked to death with a panga.
        The South African
        5
        Margaret noted that the guide had his panga out.
        A change in altitude
        Usage of matchet in English
        1
        54.-CARCHARIAS(PRIONODON) MELANOPTERUS, Muller and Henle.-Nativename, MATCHET.
        Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and ...
        2
        The return of the Krumen repeats the spectacles of Sinou, and war being here chronic, the canoe-men come off armed with guns, swords, and matchets.
        To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II
        Translations for matchet
        Catalan
        matxet