Definition of "parang"

parang¹

noun
plural parangs
1. A short, heavy, straight-edged knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a tool and weapon.
  Quotations
  “The bastards are quietly-quietly sharpening their parangs.”
  2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 124
verb
third-person singular simple present parangs, present participle paranging, simple past and past participle paranged
1. To cut with a parang

parang²

noun
countable and uncountable, plural parangs
1. A style of music originating from Trinidad and Tobago, strongly influenced by Venezuelan music.
verb
third-person singular simple present parangs, present participle paranging, simple past and past participle paranged
1. To play parang music