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kukri vs. machete

kukri
[kook-ree] / ˈkʊk ri /

noun

  1. a large knife having a heavy curved blade that is sharp on the concave side, used by the Napalese Gurkhas for hunting and combat.

machete
[muh-shet-ee, -chet-ee] / məˈʃɛt i, -ˈtʃɛt i /

noun

  1. a large heavy knife used especially in Latin American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.

  2. a tarpon, Elops affinis, of the eastern Pacific Ocean, having an elongated, compressed body.