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pa·rang
(pä′răng′)n.
A short, heavy, straight-edged knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a tool and weapon.
[Malay.]
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parang
(ˈpɑːræŋ)n
(Anthropology & Ethnology) a short stout straight-edged knife used by the Dyaks of Borneo
[C19: from Malay]
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pa•rang
(ˈpɑr ɑŋ)n.
a large, heavy knife used as a tool or weapon in Malaysia and Indonesia.
[1850–55; < Malay]
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| Noun | 1. | parang - a stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle |
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