Machete
Machete noun - A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation.
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Panga
Panga noun - A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation.
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- La Résistance Meaningful Name: "Panga" is both a local nickname for a machete and a specific type of fish.
Source: Literature / Someone Else's War - Some characters are known only by a nickname: "Panga," for example, means "machete" and indicates that the eponymous character is lethal in battle, while the boy everyone calls "Lazy" has a problem falling asleep in the middle of duty.
Source: Literature / Someone Else's War
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