Plural of machete
regular plural
The plural of machete is machetes.
Forms of machete
| Singular | machete /məˈʃɛ.ti/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | machetes |
| Countable | countable |
Machetes in a sentence
- Fifteen children reported handling curvos, five machetes, and one a sharp knife used to cut yellow leaves off the banana plants.2002, Carol Pier, Tainted Harvest, →ISBN. From the entry sharp
- In the morning the police sharpsters hacked their way through my screen door with machetes, two hysterical tourons in tow.1998, Mark Richard, “Fun at the Beach”, in Charity: Stories, New York, N.Y. […]: Doubeday, →ISBN, page 63. From the entry touron
- Four of them had machetes, two carried muskets.1940, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine, Abbey Press. From the entry headwrap
- The ones who survived were sent out into the cane fields, where they encountered tropical heat, disease, poisonous snakes, and sometimes the misswung machetes of other workers.2005, Ian Lendler, Alcoholica Esoterica, page 106. From the entry misswing
Meaning of machete
- noun A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.
- noun 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.
- verb To cut or chop with a machete.
Questions about the plural of machete
- What is the plural of machete?
- The plural of machete is machetes.
- Is machete countable?
- Machete is a countable noun.
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