machetero

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish machetero.

Noun

machetero (plural macheteros)

  1. Someone who wields a machete.
    • 2003, Lee Lockwood, Castro's Cuba, Cuba's Fidel, page 13:
      Castro is talking about plans to increase the use of machines to cut the sugar cane in future harvests. A combine can cut thirty times as much cane as a machetero can. But they should not be afraid of losing their jobs.
  2. A member of the Boricua Popular Army.

Spanish

Etymology

From machete +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mat͡ʃeˈteɾo/
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ma‧che‧te‧ro

Noun

machetero m (plural macheteros)

  1. someone who wields a machete
  2. someone who makes machetes
  3. a member of the Boricua Popular Army

Descendants

  • English: machetero

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