Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panga panga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: pan-ga -pan-ga
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Swahili

Word Breakdown

Root: mpangapanga

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does panga panga mean?: A tree of the African species Millettia stuhlmannii, or its wood.
Where does panga panga come from?: It is traced to Swahili.

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