noun, masculine/mat͡ʃeˈteɾo/plural: macheteros
someone who wields a machete; someone who makes machetes; a member of the Boricua Popular Army
Etymology tree Spanish macho Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etbor. Spanish -ete Spanish machete Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish machetero From machete + -ero.