panga vs matchet

panga and matchet both are nouns.

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

As nouns, panga and matchet are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of panga include machete.

panga (noun)	matchet (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