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Spanish
Etymology
From machete + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mat͡ʃeteˈaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ma‧che‧te‧ar
Verb
machetear (first-person singular present macheteo, first-person singular preterite macheteé, past participle macheteado)
- (transitive) to chop with a machete
- (Chile) to ask for money or food
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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