Machetes machete • machi · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · Machetes · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation. Synonyms: machete, matchet, panga. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · machete · · Synonym 1 matchet · · Synonym 2 panga · · Synonym 3 Characters · · M latin capital letter m U+004D a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074