macheta

See also: machetă and Machetá

Galician

Etymology

A diminutive from machada +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃeta/ [maˈt͡ʃe.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: ma‧che‧ta

Noun

macheta f (plural machetas)

1. hatchet

   Synonym: machada

2. (regional) doorjamb

Related terms

• machada
• machado

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “macheta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “macheta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “macheta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN