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/Sounds like "PAHN" (as in "park") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

A small motorboat used along the coasts and rivers of Nicaragua and Central America. Pangas are essential transport for fishermen and coastal communities, from fishing trips to tourist rides through mangroves.

Examples

We crossed the lake in a panga because there was no other transport.

The fishermen head out in their pangas at dawn.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, to play dead, to pretend you didn't hear, see, or know anything about something. The strategic deployment of total ignorance when accountability comes knocking.