manchèt

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mãʃɛt/

Etymology 1

From French machette, perhaps influenced by manch (“handle”).

Noun

manchèt

  1. machete
  2. penis
  3. largehead hairtail

Etymology 2

From French manchette.

  1. cuff

References

  • Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN
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