panga
Americannoun
noun
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a broad heavy knife of E Africa, used as a tool or weapon
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a small fishing boat first developed in Japan and now used chiefly in US and Central American waters
Etymology
Origin of panga
Borrowed into English from Swahili around 1930–35
Example Sentences
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This year, the eco-tour company Natural Habitat Adventures is debuting the archipelago’s first-ever electric panga, a maneuverable skiff ideal for exploring the coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
A year earlier, a man and two women died when a panga boat crashed into rocks at the base of the cliffs of Point Loma in San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
My angling partner, Ken Matsumoto, stepped to the bow of the panga and peeled fly line from his reel.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
When a false killer whale speeds toward Hirsh’s panga, stops inches short and sings, is it trying to communicate?
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2013
The panga lay where she had dropped it.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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