Meaning

(East Africa, South Africa) A large broad-bladed knife..

Definitions by Sense

1. (East Africa, South Africa) A large broad-bladed knife.
2. Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially an iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus, now reclassified as Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.
3. A type of modest-sized, open, outboard-powered, fishing boat common throughout much of the developing world, including Central America, the Caribbean, parts of Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia.
4. A small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America.

Example Sentences

She turned to the small basket she was carrying and took out a panga.

Charlie had told me what it had looked like immediately after the riots. Bodies hacked to pieces with pangas.

I pleaded with them to lay down their arms, to take each other's hands in peace: ‘Take your guns, your knives and your pangas, and throw them into the sea!’

Word Forms

• pangas

Synonyms for panga

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Use panga when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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