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machete
English
Etymology
From Spanish machete, diminutive of macho (“sledgehammer”), from Latin mattea, possibly from mactare (“slaughter in sacrifice”); cognate with Old French machier, French massue, English mace.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m????.ti/, /m??t??.ti/
Noun
machete (plural machetes)
- A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. The blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick.
Synonyms
- bolo
- sundang
Translations
See also
- bolo
- cleaver
- golok (Indonesian)
- knife
- hatchet
- parang
Verb
machete (third-person singular simple present machetes, present participle macheting or macheteing, simple past and past participle macheted)
- To cut or chop with a machete.
- After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river.
- To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete.
- You can't just machete about with a rapier and expect to succeed; you need to thrust properly.
Anagrams
- meetcha
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish machete.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m????.t?/
- Hyphenation: ma?che?te
- Rhymes: -?t?
Noun
machete m (plural machetes)
- machete
- Synonym: kapmes
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish machete
Noun
machete
- machete.
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish machete.
Noun
machete
- machete
Declension
Synonyms
- viidakkoveitsi
Galician
Etymology
macho +? -ete
Noun
machete m (plural machetes)
- machete
- mediocre method for obtaining somewhat accurate results; shortcut
Derived terms
- machetada
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish machete.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma?t??e.te/, /ma?t???.te/
- Rhymes: -ete, -?te
Noun
machete m (invariable)
- machete
References
- machete in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Spanish machete
Noun
machete m (definite singular macheten, indefinite plural macheter, definite plural machetene)
- a machete
References
- “machete” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Spanish machete
Noun
machete m (definite singular macheten, indefinite plural machetar, definite plural machetane)
- a machete
References
- “machete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish machete.
Noun
machete m (plural machetes)
- machete
Spanish
Etymology
macho +? -ete
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma?t??ete/, [ma?t??e.t?e]
Noun
machete m (plural machetes)
- machete
- mediocre method for obtaining somewhat accurate results; shortcut
Derived terms
- machetazo
Descendants
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish machete.
Noun
machete
- machete
References
- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán?[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 22
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bayonet
English
Etymology
From French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?be??n?t/, /?be??n?t/, /?be???n?t/
- (General American) enPR: b?'?-n?t?, b???-n?t, b???-n?t', IPA(key): /?be???n?t/, /?be??n??t/, /?be???n?t/
- Rhymes: -?t, -e??n?t, -e??n?t
Noun
bayonet (plural bayonets)
- (military) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page xvi:
- Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page xvi:
- (engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- knife
- spear
- sword
Verb
bayonet (third-person singular simple present bayonets, present participle bayoneting or bayonetting, simple past and past participle bayoneted or bayonetted)
- (transitive) To stab with a bayonet.
- (transitive) To compel or drive by the bayonet.
- 1774, Edmund Burke, A Speech on American Taxation
- to bayonet us into a submission
- 1774, Edmund Burke, A Speech on American Taxation
Usage notes
The spelling bayoneting and bayoneted are preferred in the US, while bayonetting and bayonetted are preferred in the UK.
Anagrams
- Oytaben
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch bajonet, from French baïonnette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ba?jon?t]
- Hyphenation: ba?yo?nèt
Noun
bayonet (first-person possessive bayonetku, second-person possessive bayonetmu, third-person possessive bayonetnya)
- bayonet,
- (military) a pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
- (engineering) a pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
Further reading
- “bayonet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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