Meanings (ES + gloss)
machete
A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.
It breaks loose one rope at a time, haphazardly, tossing the Filipinos up into the air. A boy with a machete cuts the one remaining line, which pops up and lashes him across the fa…
Near-synonyms: (all sometimes or regionally synonymous) bolo, golok, panga, parang, sundang
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