Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stengah

/ˈstɛŋ.(ɡ)ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sten-gah
IPA: /ˈstɛŋ.(ɡ)ə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drink of whisky and soda.

Example Sentences

"“Push the boat out, Adams,” said Hart. “Stengah for me.”"
""It gives you the Tuan touch. You learn to clap your hands to summon your coloured servants, instead of yelling...to drink stengahs, instead of plain whisky, to speak of lunch as tiffin...God help us!" He chuckled deeply."

Etymology

From Malay se tengah (“one half”).

Word Breakdown

Root: se tengah

Inflected Forms

stengahs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce stengah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɛŋ.(ɡ)ə/.
What does stengah mean?: A drink of whisky and soda.
Where does stengah come from?: From Malay se tengah (“one half”).

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