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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish machetero.
Noun
machetero (plural macheteros)
- 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.
- 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)
- someone who wields a machete
- someone who makes machetes
- a member of the Boricua Popular Army
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