Definition of machetes:
(n) :
A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.
(v) :
(transitive) To cut or chop with a machete.
(n) :
A small stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal, having a double bulged body, traditionally of wood, with a small rib and four metallic strings, sometimes attached by wooden pegs.