macete

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From maço +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈse.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧te

Noun

macete m (plural macetes)

1. a wooden mallet used to hit chisels
2. cheat (unfair advantage in a computer game)

   Synonym: trapaça

3. rule of thumb (a general guideline rather than a strict rule)

   Esse é o macete.

   This is the trick.

Etymology 2

Verb

macete

1. inflection of macetar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative