machetero.
someone who wields a machete
Meaning & usage
someone who wields a machete
someone who makes machetes
a member of the Boricua Popular Army
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.? Latin marculus? Proto-Indo-European *met-der. Proto-Indo-European *mot-(i-) Latin *matea Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ola Latin mateola Vulgar Latin *ma(t)tea Spanish maza Spanish mazo? Spanish macho Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etbor. Spanish -ete Spanish machete Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish machetero From machete + -ero.
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