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machado.

axe (tool and weapon consisting of a heavy blade on the end of a shaft)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈʃa.du/Brazil/mɐˈʃa.du/Portugal[mɐˈʃa.ðu]Portugal/mɐtˈʃa.du/Northern, Portugal
  1. axe (tool and weapon consisting of a heavy blade on the end of a shaft)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese machado, from Latin marculātus, from marculus (“hammer”).

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