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Portuguese
Etymology 1
From maço + -ete.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
- Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧te
Noun
macete m (plural macetes)
- a wooden mallet used to hit chisels
- cheat (unfair advantage in a computer game)
- Synonym: trapaça
- rule of thumb (a general guideline rather than a strict rule)
Esse é o macete.- This is the trick.
Etymology 2
Verb
macete
- inflection of macetar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative