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panga panga

panga panga noun: a tree of the African species Millettia stuhlmannii, or its wood.

Noun

panga panga (uncountable)

  1. A tree of the African species Millettia stuhlmannii, or its wood.

Origin of panga panga

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

Questions about panga panga

What does panga panga mean?
Panga panga means a tree of the African species Millettia stuhlmannii, or its wood.
What part of speech is panga panga?
Panga panga is a noun.

Words near panga panga in the dictionary

  1. pang of conscience
  2. pang sai
  3. pang seh
  4. Pang-pu
  5. panga
  6. panga panga
  7. Pangabugan
  8. Pangaea
  9. Pangaea II
  10. Pangaea Proxima
  11. Pangaea Ultima

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