panga
Spanish, noun/ˈpanɡa/
panga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “panga (small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Embarcación a motor de fondo plano y sin proa que se usa para el transporte carga y de personas”.
What does panga mean in English?
noun
- 1
Latin-Americafemininepanga (small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America)
- 2
Spainfeminineswai, iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)
- 3
femininetorpedo scad (Pterogymnus laniarius)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Embarcación a motor de fondo plano y sin proa que se usa para el transporte carga y de personas.
noun: 1. (Pangasius hypophthalmus) Pez omnívoro de agua dulce del orden de los siluriformes, de longitudes de hasta metro y medio, cuyo hábitat se extiende por los ríos del sudeste asiático.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of panga
- pangas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce panga?
- /ˈpanɡa/
- [ˈpãŋ.ɡa]
- [ˈpãŋga]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to panga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is panga in Spanish?
panga appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).