machada References machada musical instrument Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: machete Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: ukulele…small guitar derived from the machada, or machete, a four-stringed guitar introduced into Hawaii by the Portuguese in the 1870s. It is seldom more than 24 inches (60 cm) long. Read More…small guitar derived from the machada, or machete, a four-stringed guitar introduced into Hawaii by the Portuguese in the 1870s. It is seldom more than 24 inches (60 cm) long. Read Morehula…when Portuguese sailors introduced the machada, the small guitar from which the ukelele developed. Read More…when Portuguese sailors introduced the machada, the small guitar from which the ukelele developed. Read More