PANGA

machete, matchet, panga

(noun) a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

panga (plural pangas)

(East Africa, South Africa) A large broad-bladed knife.

Etymology 2

Noun

panga (plural pangas)

Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus, now reclassified as Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.

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.

Etymology 3

Noun

panga (plural pangas)

A small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America.

Anagrams

• Pagan, pagan

Source: Wiktionary



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