parang
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ɑŋ noun
a large, heavy knife used as a tool or a weapon in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Origin:
1850–55; < Malay
1850–55; < Malay
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parang (ˈpɑːræŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a short stout straight-edged knife used by the Dyaks of Borneo | |
| [C19: from Malay] | |
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Parang
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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The headhunting necessitated being able to draw the parang quickly.
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