machete
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A machete is a large, flat-bladed tool with a long handle, traditionally hand-forged and used for tasks like cutting vegetation and carving wood. It has been an important practical tool in various cultures, particularly in Mexico, where artisans have crafted distinctive versions with different blade lengths and decorative handles.
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- Uses
- Agriculture
- Warfare
- Manufacture
- Cultural influence
- Similar tools
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A machete (; ) is a broad blade originating from Central America. It is used either as an agricultural implement similar to an axe, or in combat like a long-bladed knife. The blade is typically long and usually under thick. In the Spanish language, the word is possibly a diminutive form of the word macho, which was used to refer to sledgehammers. Alternatively, its origin may be machaera, the name given by the Greeks and Romans to the falcata. It is the origin of the English language equivalent term matchet, though this is rarely used. In much of the English-speaking Caribbean, such as Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago, the term cutlass is used for these agricultural tools.