məˈshe]d.ē, -ˈche] sometimes -shā] or -chā] or -shet or +V -shed. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish machete
1. also ma·chette -shet, +V -ed. or match·et ˈmachə̇t, +V -ə̇d. : a large heavy knife usually made with a blade resembling a broadsword often two or three feet in length and used especially in So. America and the West Indies for cutting cane and clearing paths
2. : a small four-stringed Portuguese guitar that is the forerunner of the ukulele