Panga Definition
päŋgə
pangas
noun
pangas
A long knife with a broad, sometimes hooked, blade, used in Africa as a cutting tool or a weapon.
Webster's New World
(East Africa, South Africa) A large broad-bladed knife.
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A type of modest-sized, open, outboard-powered, fishing boat common throughout much of the developing world, including Central America, the Caribbean, parts of Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia.
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A small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America.
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pronoun
Alternative spelling of Pangaea.
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Other Word Forms of Panga
Noun
Singular:
pangaPlural:
pangasOrigin of Panga
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Back-formation from the plural, from the stem of New Latin Pangasius (genus name), from Bengali [script?] (pāNāś, “mud-coloured fish"), ultimatey from Sanskrit [script?] (paNka, “mud").
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From Spanish panga (“motorboat").
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From Swahili panga (“machete").
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