panga

[ pahng-guh ]

/ ˈpɑŋ gə /

noun

a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugar cane, etc.; machete.

Origin of panga

Borrowed into English from Swahili around 1930–35

Words nearby panga

panfish, pan-fried potatoes, pan-fry, panful, pang, panga, Pangaea, pangender, pangenesis, Pan-Germanism, Pang-fou

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Example sentences from the Web for panga

The only provocation we suffered was from the attacks of the tsetse, or panga (sword) fly, which swarmed here.
How I Found Livingstone|Henry M. Stanley
The officers, including the Commander, also waited stiffly at attention while the fisherman tied his panga to the ship's ladder.
Secret Armies|John L. Spivak
Every porter had a red blanket, and practically every one wore a panga.
Cupid in Africa|P. C. Wren
At Panga Falls three men were most seriously hurt by arrows.
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley

British Dictionary definitions for panga

panga

/ (ˈpæŋɡə) /

noun

a broad heavy knife of E Africa, used as a tool or weapon

US a small fishing boat first developed in Japan and now used chiefly in US and Central American waters

Word Origin for panga

from a native E African word. The panga boat is so called because it resembles the knife in shape

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单词	panga
释义	panga [ pahng-guh ] / ˈpɑŋ gə / noun a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugar cane, etc.; machete. Origin of panga Borrowed into English from Swahili around 1930–35 Words nearby panga panfish, pan-fried potatoes, pan-fry, panful, pang, panga, Pangaea, pangender, pangenesis, Pan-Germanism, Pang-fou Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for panga The only provocation we suffered was from the attacks of the tsetse, or panga (sword) fly, which swarmed here. How I Found Livingstone\|Henry M. Stanley The officers, including the Commander, also waited stiffly at attention while the fisherman tied his panga to the ship's ladder. Secret Armies\|John L. Spivak Every porter had a red blanket, and practically every one wore a panga. Cupid in Africa\|P. C. Wren At Panga Falls three men were most seriously hurt by arrows. In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria\|Henry Morton Stanley British Dictionary definitions for panga panga / (ˈpæŋɡə) / noun a broad heavy knife of E Africa, used as a tool or weapon US a small fishing boat first developed in Japan and now used chiefly in US and Central American waters Word Origin for panga from a native E African word. The panga boat is so called because it resembles the knife in shape Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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