Etymology

tambala

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Today it means: Malawi's minor currency unit, a hundredth of a kwacha. Full definition →

Chichewa tambala
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  1. Chichewa · derived fromtambala“rooster”
  2. English todaytambala

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

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