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Ganga vs Panga - What's the difference?

ganga | panga |

As nouns the difference between ganga and panga

is that ganga is {{cx|dated|lang=en}} sandgrouse while panga is a large broad-bladed knife.

As a proper noun Ganga

is the river Ganges, especially in deified form.

ganga

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • sandgrouse
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    panga

    English

    (wikipedia panga)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (East Africa, South Africa) A large broad-bladed knife.
  • * 1967 , (w, Ngugi wa Thiong'o), A Grain of Wheat , EAEP 2008, p. 77:
    • She turned to the small basket she was carrying and took out a panga .
  • * 1994 , (Nelson Mandela), Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 690:
    • I pleaded with them to lay down their arms, to take each other's hands in peace: ‘Take your guns, your knives and your pangas , and throw them into the sea!’

    Etymology 2

    Back-formation from the plural, from the stem of .(sa)(bn)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius , native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, .
  • A type of modest-sized, open, outboard-powered, fishing boat common throughout much of the developing world, including Central America, the Caribbean, parts of Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America.

    • Anagrams

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