panga

Meanings

1. A large broad-bladed knife.

1. 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.
2. 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.

1. A small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America.

Etymology

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