machete
Spanish, noun/maˈt͡ʃete/
machete is spelled M-A-C-H-E-T-E (7 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,777th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Machete is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “machete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cuchillo grande, de un solo filo y más corto que una espada, que se utiliza para segar, cortar o podar…”.
What does machete mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemachete
- 2
masculinemediocre method for obtaining somewhat accurate results; shortcut
- 3
masculineslangman, bro, homie
- 4
masculineslangvulgarpenis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cuchillo grande, de un solo filo y más corto que una espada, que se utiliza para segar, cortar o podar plantas, especialmente para abrirse paso en la jungla. 2. Anotaciones (normalmente realizadas en el propio cuerpo o en un papel pequeño) que se utilizan de forma clandestina como fuente de información en los exámenes. 3. Máquina que corta el tabaco que se tiene que transformar en hebras. 4. Actividad productiva que se realiza, por lo general, a cambio de un salario.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of machete
- machetes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce machete?
- /maˈt͡ʃete/
- [maˈt͡ʃe.t̪e]
- [maˈt͡ʃet̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to machete
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is machete in Spanish?
machete appears 3.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).