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machete.

machete

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈʃe.t͡ʃi/Brazil/mɐˈʃe.tɨ/Portugal/mɐˈʃe.tɨ/Portugal/mɐtˈʃe.tɨ/Northern, Portugal

  1. machete

    masculine
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 machetebor. Portuguese machete Borrowed from Spanish machete.

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