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tambala

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tam-bala
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Malawi's minor currency unit, a hundredth of a kwacha.

Etymology

From Chichewa tambala (“rooster”), after the rooster that appeared on the original coins in this denomination.

Inflected Forms

tambalas (plural) matambala (plural)

Rhymes With

gala impala koala kamala valhalla masala uppsala pala sinhala tala tikka masala challah

Questions

What does tambala mean?
Malawi's minor currency unit, a hundredth of a kwacha.
Where does tambala come from?
From Chichewa tambala (“rooster”), after the rooster that appeared on the original coins in this denomination.

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