Difference between Panga and Machete

What is the difference between Panga and Machete?

Panga as a noun is a large broad-bladed knife. while Machete as a noun is a sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion. a machete's blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters (cm) long, and up to three millimeters (mm) thick.

Panga

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A large broad-bladed knife. Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus.

Machete

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion. A machete's blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters (cm) long, and up to three millimeters (mm) thick.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cut or chop with a machete.To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete.

We hope you now know whether to use Panga or Machete in your sentence.

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