panga

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili panga (“machete”), from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Synonyms

machete, matchet

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