machado

Meaning

axe (tool and weapon consisting of a heavy blade on the end of a shaft)

Concepts

axe

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ax

hatchet

battle-ax

battle-axe

Synonyms

acha

machadinha

instrumento de corte

Machados

Translations

hache

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hacha

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ascia

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bijl

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Axt

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destral

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balta

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scure

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Beil

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securis

τσεκούρι

cognée

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accetta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maˈʃa.du/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: marculātus

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese machado, from Latin marculātus, from marculus (“hammer”).