parang

American  

[pahr-ahng] / ˈpɑr ɑŋ /

noun

1. a large, heavy knife used as a tool or a weapon in Malaysia and Indonesia.

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parang British  

/ ˈpɑːræŋ /

noun

1. a short stout straight-edged knife used by the Dyaks of Borneo

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Etymology

Origin of parang

Borrowed into English from Malay around 1850–55

Example Sentences

That sam smith and kelly clarkson collab of breakaway 🥺 parang bagay din kay ate 🥰

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2022

Growing up in Trinidad to a musical family, Etienne Charles was exposed to three song traditions around Christmastime: the singing of church hymns, calypsos and parang, Venezuelan folk songs about the nativity sung in Spanish.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2019

We hired a guide who led us up and down a sodden trail, a foot-long blade called a parang hanging from a scabbard at his hip.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2014

The headman of the group, one Jabu, unsheathed his parang.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their chief weapon is the parang or heavy knife, somewhat like the kris.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin