machete

• Большой тяжелый нож, обычно используемый в Центральной и Южной Америке как инструмент для прорубания густой растительности или как оружие.

A large, heavy knife commonly used in Central and South America as a tool for cutting through dense vegetation or as a weapon.

1. Large cutting toolB1formal

   A broad, heavy knife used for cutting through thick vegetation, such as sugarcane or jungle undergrowth, and also used as a weapon in some regions.

   Мачете

   • The farmer used a machete to clear the overgrown path.
   • He carried a machete for protection while hiking in the jungle.
   • Workers swung machetes to harvest the sugarcane.

   Synonymsbolocutlassmatchetpangaparang