Machete
Pronunciation : Ma*che"te
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Sp.]
Definition : Defn: A large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or three feet in length, -- used by the inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and for various other purposes. J. Stevens.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913