What is another word for panga?

Pronunciation: [pˈaŋɡə] (IPA)

The word "panga" can refer to a type of flat-bottomed boat commonly used for fishing in various parts of the world, particularly in Africa and Asia. Synonyms for "panga" include "dhow", "outrigger canoe", "sampan", "coracle", and "kayak". The word can also refer to a type of machete or sword commonly used in East and Southern Africa. Synonyms for this definition of "panga" include "machete", "hacker", "cleaver", "billhook", and "bolo". The term "panga knife" is also commonly used to describe this type of weapon. Regardless of its usage, the term "panga" conjures images of ruggedness and utilitarianism.

Synonyms for Panga:

  • n.

    machete matchet
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What are the hypernyms for Panga?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Panga

Then with raspings of the choir, a bass with a cold, and two boys who snivelled began their liturgical chants: "Inviolata," that languishing and plaintive Sequence, with its clear and drawling tune so weak, so frail, that it would seem as if it should only be sung by voices in a hospital; then the "Parce Domine," that antiphon so suppliant and so sad; lastly, that scrap, detached from the "panga Lingua," the "Tantum ergo," humble and thoughtful, attentive and slow.
"En Route"
J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
Though her eyes had scarcely dwelt on him an instant, she had seen enough for her heart to say: "panga!
"Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas"
Lloyd Osbourne
So it is spelled, but all the natives call it panga-panga.
"A Minstrel In France"
Harry Lauder

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