Etymology

panga panga

Today it means: A tree of the African species Millettia stuhlmannii, or its wood. Full definition →

Swahili mpangapanga
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  1. Swahili · derived frommpangapanga
  2. English todaypanga panga

From Swahili mpangapanga, possibly indirectly via a language of a colonial power.

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