matchet

Other forms: matchets

Definitions of matchet
  1. noun
    a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
    synonyms: machete, panga
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    type of:
    knife
    a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
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