tambala

[ tahm-bah-luh ]

noun

1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Malawi, one 100th of a kwacha.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tambala¹

First recorded in 1970–75; from Nyanja: literally, “cockerel”

Example Sentences

In the city of Tambala also many suffered for the right faith, and in that of Aqu regi two brothers exhibited great constancy.

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