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ma•chet•e
Pronunciation: (mu-shet'ē, -chet'ē), [key]—
n.
1. a large heavy knife used esp. in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.
2. a tarpon,
Elops affinis, of the eastern Pacific Ocean, having an elongated, compressed body.
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