parang meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

parang

noun

/ˈpɑɹɑːŋ/

Etymology Borrowed from Malay parang.

A short, heavy, straight-edged knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a tool and weapon.

After they had left, our men observed from their concealment that three had stayed behind with a small boat; and being driven to desperation by the sight of the plundering, one brave fellow swam off armed only with his parang, or chopping-knife, and coming on them unawares made a desperate attack, killing one and wounding the other two, receiving himself numbers of slight wounds, and then swimming off again when almost exhausted.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 211:
“The bastards are quietly-quietly sharpening their parangs.”2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 124:

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Malay parang.

To cut with a parang

noun

Etymology Spanish parranda (“merry-making or a group of serenaders”).

A style of music originating from Trinidad and Tobago, strongly influenced by Venezuelan music.

verb

Etymology Spanish parranda (“merry-making or a group of serenaders”).

To play parang music