Usage Note
Machette is a large heavy-bladed knife used for clearing vegetation. French doubles the consonant of the Spanish machete to give machette. In French-speaking tropical territories such as Martinique or Réunion, the machette is a practical agricultural tool; in metropolitan France it appears mainly in news reports as a weapon.
Examples
"Il a coupé les cannes à sucre à la machette."
Natural Translation
Radioactive waste must be stored with care.

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