MATCHET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does matchet mean? 

• MATCHET (noun)
  The noun MATCHET has 1 sense:

1. a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

  Familiarity information: MATCHET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MATCHET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

machete; matchet; panga

Hypernyms ("matchet" is a kind of...):

knife (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)