Etymology

parang

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Today it means: A short, heavy, straight-edged knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a tool and weapon. Full definition →

Malay parang
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parang · noun, verb1

  1. Malay · borrowed fromparang
  2. Malay · borrowed fromparang
  3. English todayparang

Borrowed from Malay parang.

parang · noun, verb2

  1. Spanish · derived fromparranda“merry-making or a group of serenaders”
  2. English todayparang

Spanish parranda (“merry-making or a group of serenaders”).

Words from the same roots

Spanishparranda all →

parandaparranda

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