Portuguese

Proper noun

Machado

1. Machado (municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Galician

Noun

machado m ‎(plural machados)

1. axe

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin marculatus, from marculus, diminutive of marcus ‎(“hammer”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ˈʃa.ðu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ˈʃa.du/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ˈʃa.do/
• Rhymes: -adu

Noun

machado m (plural machados)

1. axe (tool and weapon consisting of a heavy blade on the end of a shaft)

Derived terms

• machadão (augmentative)
• machadinho (diminutive)

Descendants

• Tetum: maxadu

Spanish

Verb

machado

1. Past participle of machar.