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panga
[ pahng-guh ]
noun
- a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugarcane, etc.; machete.
panga
/ ˈpæŋɡə /
noun
- a broad heavy knife of E Africa, used as a tool or weapon
- a small fishing boat first developed in Japan and now used chiefly in US and Central American waters
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Word History and Origins
Origin of panga1
Borrowed into English from Swahili around 1930–35
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Word History and Origins
Origin of panga1
from a native E African word. The panga boat is so called because it resembles the knife in shape
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Example Sentences
Every porter had a red blanket, and practically every one wore a panga.
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The only provocation we suffered was from the attacks of the tsetse, or panga (sword) fly, which swarmed here.
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The officers, including the Commander, also waited stiffly at attention while the fisherman tied his panga to the ship's ladder.
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Rhododendron minus recommenced after leaving the river towards Panga, a straggling cedar or two occurred, Populus rotundifol.
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Cham na cham mig tu panga auc onan moquiz cham to gai ha cua che nag omreina li vi hiche ca noc yb heg g y vi au qui g topanga.
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