cleaver
nounmasculine/kuˈtɛlu/medium
cu·te·lo
Definition
A large, heavy knife with a broad blade, used for cutting meat, bones, or other hard materials.
The butcher used a cleaver to chop the beef leg bone.
You need a sturdy cleaver to split the firewood.
Common collocations
kitchen cleaverbutcher's cleavercleaver blade
Idiomatic expressions
- Sharp as a cleaver (very sharp).
Etymology
Do latim 'cultellus', diminutivo de 'culter' (faca).