Meaning
A long, broad-bladed knife — the essential all-purpose tool of Jamaican farming and bush life, used to cut cane, clear bush, chop coconuts, and harvest crops. Also called a 'cutlass'. It doubles as a weapon, and features in reggae ('cutlass' imagery) and rural work alike.
Examples
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Him tek di machete go chop bush.
He took the machete to clear the bush.
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Sharpen di machete before yuh cut di cane.
Sharpen the machete before you cut the cane.
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Every farmer carry a machete a him grung.
Every farmer carries a machete on his land.
Origin
From Spanish 'machete'; the indispensable farm blade of the Caribbean, also called 'cutlass' in Jamaica.
How it’s used
The all-purpose farm blade; 'cutlass' is the same tool. See [[cutlass]].