macete

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From maço +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

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

  • 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
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