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machetes

machetes is the plural of machete.

machetes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of machete.

Meaning of machete

Noun

machete (plural machetes)

  1. A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.
    • Near-synonyms: (all sometimes or regionally synonymous) bolo, golok, panga, parang, sundang
    Synonyms:
    bolo, golok, panga, parang, sundang
  2. A small stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal, having a double bulged body, traditionally of wood, with a small rib and four metallic strings, sometimes attached by wooden pegs.

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Questions about machetes

What is machetes the plural of?
Machetes is the plural of machete.

Words near machetes in the dictionary

  1. machetelike
  2. macheteman
  3. machetemen
  4. machetero
  5. macheteros
  6. machetes
  7. macheting
  8. machhan
  9. machhans
  10. machi
  11. machiam

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