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English word origin

Etymology of panga

Borrowed from Swahili panga (“machete”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A large broad-bladed knife.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Swahili panga (“machete”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

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. · 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.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Back-formation from the plural, from the stem of translingual Pangasius (genus name), from Bengali পাঙ্গাশ (paṅgaś, “mud- or brown-coloured fish”).

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

A small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Spanish panga (“motorboat”).

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