Home › Words › M › macanamacanamacana means A wooden sword-like weapon of various native cultures of Central America and South America.EtymologyFrom Taíno *makana.nounA wooden sword-like weapon of various native cultures of Central America and South America.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.macahuitl 73% match — A wooden sword with obsidian blades, used by various Mesoamerican cultures. vs macana →macuahuitl 65% match — An Aztec obsidian sword or club. vs macana →machete 63% match — A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon. vs macana →maceman 59% match — A warrior who uses a mace as a weapon. vs macana →kampilan 58% match — A kind of single-edged sword with a tapered blade, traditionally used by various ethnic groups in the Philippines. vs macana →panga 57% match — A large broad-bladed knife. vs macana →golok 57% match — A cutting tool, similar to a machete, used in agriculture and as a weapon in Indonesia and Malaysia. vs macana →parang 57% match — A short, heavy, straight-edged knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a tool and weapon. vs macana →