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Meanings of panga in English

Portuguese
catana
Catalan
matxet
Spanish
pterogymnus laniarius
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A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation.

catana
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Examples for "machete"
Examples for "machete"
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The kin had reportedly brought several weapons with him, including a machete.
The South African
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In 2002, machete-wielding landowners scuppered plans for a new Mexico City airport.
Reuters
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Then, machete in hand, he looked over the edge of the pyramid.
The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty
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Maria is working now in the sugar cane fields wielding a machete.
Reuters
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Simply nods and holsters his pistols, slings a machete across his back.
The windup girl
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54.-CARCHARIAS(PRIONODON) MELANOPTERUS, Muller and Henle.-Nativename, MATCHET.
Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and ...
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The return of the Krumen repeats the spectacles of Sinou, and war being here chronic, the canoe-men come off armed with guns, swords, and matchets.
To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II
Usage of panga in English
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A lot of good a panga would do, she thought privately.
A change in altitude
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Dawie Roodt got attacked with a panga and robbed in his own home.
The South African
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The man with his panga then started taking pictures of him, Tshabalala explained.
The South African
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A struggle followed and the farmer was hacked to death with a panga.
The South African
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Margaret noted that the guide had his panga out.
A change in altitude
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One panga and an air rifle were found deserted.
The South African
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While the complainant was eating, an unknown male armed with a panga, entered her room.
The South African
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The suspects, who were armed with a panga and hammer, allegedly attacked the two security guards.
The South African
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He took a guard's panga and cut some poles, then tied his own shirt between them.
Acts of faith
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For context, you're more likely to be killed by a panga than murdered on a farm.
The South African
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Each carried a spear or a panga.
A change in altitude
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The man then reached for the panga.
The South African
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He sliced me with his panga.
The South African
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When a fierce exchange of words boiled over, the man behind the wheel threatened his adversary with a panga.
The South African
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Every home in Mozambique has a panga or two, as it is used for various tasks in and around the home.
The South African
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The only provocation we suffered was from the attacks of the tsetse, or panga (sword) fly, which swarmed here.
How I Found Livingstone / Travels, adventures, and discoveres in...
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Translations for panga
Catalan
matxet
Panga through the time