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machete

/məˈʃɛt.i/

Traducción: Un cuchillo grande y pesado, utilizado generalmente en América Central y del Sur para abrirse paso entre la vegetación espesa o como arma.

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noun

B1formalcommon/məˈʃɛt.i/

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

  • 🇪🇸Un cuchillo grande y pesado, utilizado generalmente en América Central y del Sur para abrirse paso entre la vegetación espesa o como arma.
  1. Large cutting tool B1 formal

    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.

    • 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.

    🇪🇸Machete (herramienta de corte)

    Sinónimos: bolocutlassmatchetpangaparang

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