panga vs machete

panga and machete both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
panga	Yes	No	No	No
machete	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, panga and machete are synonyms defined as:

panga and machete: a large heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

Other synonyms of panga include matchet.

panga (noun)	machete (noun)
a large heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation	a large heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation