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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Alcarez piloted a panga boat — a small, fishing-style vessel often used by human smugglers — to illegally bring an estimated 12 people into the United States from Mexico, prosecutors said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
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
Wagley coordinated the agency’s response to the abandoned panga boat on April 17 and called the medical examiner to retrieve the body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
Once, I saw my male English teacher wielding a panga, or African machete.
From Time ● Aug. 31, 2016
She got the panga and expertly prepared the carcass.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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