tambala

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noun

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

OriginChichewa tambala →
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Meanings

nountambala (plural tambalas or matambala)

plural tambalas · plural matambala

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

Origin

  1. Chichewatambala“rooster”
  2. Englishtambala

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tambala

galaimpalaUppsalakoalaValhallatalamasalapalaSinhalakamalachallahnyalamancalawallahalcavalaimalalauhalalicualatikka masalatrehala
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Cite this entry
APA

tambala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tambala

MLA

“tambala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tambala. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tambala,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tambala.

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