How do you say “machete” in Vietnamese?

“Machete” in Vietnamese is rựa (kind of bush knife).

Vietnamese words for “machete”

• rựaListennoun
  Hanoi [zɨə˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɹɨə˨˩˨]rựa heavy

  kind of bush knife

  for “machete” meaning: A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.

Related Vietnamese words

• mã tấuListennoun

  machete

• daoListennoun

  knife

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.