Machado

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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Portuguese, Spanish
Pronounced Pron. mu-SHA-doo(European Portuguese) ma-SHA-doo(Brazilian Portuguese) ma-CHA-dho(Spanish)

Meaning & History

Denoted a person who made or used hatchets, derived from Spanish and Portuguese machado "hatchet", both from Latin marculus "little hammer".