A parang was a weapon after which Parang Squad was named. In 88 BBY, Jedi Initiates Dooku and Sifo-Dyas snuck into the Archive of Forbidden Artifacts, a prohibited section of the Jedi Temple Archives on the planet Coruscant, and saw several artifacts, with the latter wondering if he saw a parang.
A parang was first mentioned in a flashback sequence in the audio drama Dooku: Jedi Lost, written by Cavan Scott and published on April 30, 2019. The spelling of parang was confirmed by the audio drama's script release on October 1 of the same year.
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary